Hi I am new to coin collection. I have started collecting international coins and currencies. Wud B really grateful if someone helps me and guides me in this interest.
Welcome to the Forum. I can't give you any help on the subject. Someone will be along soon that can. Rhubarb
Hello and welcome, nummi! Well, what started your interest in world coins? And what does "world" actually mean for you? In the US that apparently means "anything but American", here in Euroland it usually refers to coins from non-euro countries, and so on. Are you interested in specific "themes" (e.g. animals on coins) no matter from where they are? Or in getting one coin and one note from every country on this planet maybe? Christian
Greetings and Welcome to the forum. You might find this feature helpful. http://www.cointalk.org/search.php Take Care Ben
I am particularly interested in African and South American coins. I am keen to have tanzanian, namibian, congo etc and also most of south american coins. Can anyone suggest how I go about this? please
Here are two types of "sources". The first one is a web site that has images of many coins; you can select a country and view coins from there, or select a current coin set. http://www.worldcoingallery.com/ And this is a list of mints, central banks, and official numismatic offices (lots of images, may take a while to load even with a fast connection): http://www.gxseries.com/worldmoneylist.htm As for where to buy such coins, that depends on where you are. Of course eBay can be a good source, or dealers with web stores. You could even ask national mints and central banks whether they sell coins/notes to end customers. Problem is, some don't do that at all, and with others the shipping fees would make this costly ... Christian
As much as people abhor eBay, there is a wealth of world coin sellers, some of which have many coins up at the same time, from almost any list of countries you have in mind. I have had good luck getting coins this way, combining lots to decrease per coin shipping charges. Using common sense, Toolhaus to check the negative feedback, and buying small the first time with each seller, you can develop a list of those you trust who are constantly bringing new material up for auction. Oh, and you need at least some idea of the average going price for each coin. It takes research. Get the Standard Catalog of World Coins, perhaps you can take notes on the material that interests you from a copy at your local library.
hi.. a better source of world coin collecting would be 'swapping'. You can find a lot of like-minded swapper in the net.. Just go through one of the pages, select a 'good trader' from the list mentioned and try to contact them. At first, you may need to send the coins first.. but, after a while, you'll be able to make them send the coins at the same time when you send the coins to them. In my personal experience, collecting African coins through swapping is pretty difficult as there are very few collectors. But, you can get any number of South American contacts through the net.. For example, try this link:http://www.angelfire.com/tx/MONEDASMEX/
