Name the Famous Coin Collectors

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  1. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    He was just elected Prime Minister when I lived in the UK.
     
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  3. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    Lol. I really should pay more attention to global politics.
     
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  4. Muzyck

    Muzyck Rabbits!

    It looks like Tony Blair to me.
     
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  5. Parthicus

    Parthicus Well-Known Member

    I don't see his picture there, but I believe that Raymond Burr collected ancients. (I remember seeing a Vespasian denarius on a dealer's listed described as "ex Raymond Burr collection".)
     
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  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Well-Known Member

    Tony Blair
     
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  7. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Danny Kaye, Jack Black, Alannis Morrisette likes Canadian Silver Dollars, Kristen Chenowith, Wil.I.Am
     
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  8. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    who is that david?
     
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  9. Johndakerftw

    Johndakerftw Mr. Rogers is My Hero

    As if James Earl Jones wasn't cool enough. What a boss! :cool:

    Erin
     
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  10. Paul M.

    Paul M. Well-Known Member

    It's Robocop... er, I mean Peter Weller.
     
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  11. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    oh yeah!

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  12. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    He has played some other very cool parts.
     
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  13. RTScott1978

    RTScott1978 UK/Commonwealth Collector

    I've heard that King Louis XIV was an avid ancient collector as well. Might any one know if this is true?

    Vaguely emember reading something on another forum site about him ordering his diplomats to return to France with whatever ancient coins they could find, along with fulfilling their other duties, of course.
     
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  14. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    More?
     
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  15. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    Wikipedia has a whole list of them. Lord knows how accurate it is.
     
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  16. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Augustus used to collect interesting coins and gave them to people as presents.
     
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  17. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

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  18. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

    I recognized Jefferson, JQ Adams, Tony Blair, FDR, Buddy Epson. The others I did not know, I'm out of touch with celebs.
     
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  19. Ancientnoob

    Ancientnoob Money Changer

    Ancientnoob!
     
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  20. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

     
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  21. Parthicus

    Parthicus Well-Known Member

    Oh, and two notable royal collectors were King Farouk of Egypt (reigned 1936- 1952) and King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (reigned 1900- 1946). Farouk was mainly into "showy" coins, especially gold, and is well-known as having had one of the 1933 US $20 gold coins. (He was a voracious collector, who also left significant collections of antique furniture, fine art, automobiles, and one of the largest privately-held collections of pornography ever.) Victor Emmanuel was a more academic and focused collector, who wrote several important books on the coinage of Italy, and his collection is now housed in the Museo Nazionale Romano. Interestingly, Farouk died in exile in Italy, while Victor Emmanuel died in exile in Egypt.
     
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