What's "the dark side"?

Hmmm... I had never heard these terms before now... dark side, light side, grey side, far side... my collection includes all four. I suppose, being Canadian, that my collection of US coins would represent my grey side. My darkside, however definitely outweighs all the other "sides". My unattainable goal is to acquire a coin of every denomination of every year and every type from every country in the world. lol.... ok... I'll never get there... but that's part of the fun. I'll never complete my collection, and I'll always be building it. So it'll be fun to see how far I can get before I die. Heh. What attracts me to the "darkside" is the pure numbers and variety of coins out there. (Plus the fact that they sell them inexpensively and sometimes even by the pound. ) As for the far side... I got into exonumia as well because often when I buy world coins in bulk there are different arcade/slot machine and transit-type tokens mixed in. Some of them are actually pretty neat.

But I have to wonder... why "darkside"? Was that term coined (excuse the pun ) by a numismatic purist who shuns upon those who collect world coins? Are we darksiders the black sheep of the coinworld?

(Umm... ok... just noticed something I didn't see before... a better explanation for the darkside term. I kinda like it. )

While were quoting Star Wars... Quoth Annakin Skywalker after cutting off the hands of Count Duku... "I can't kill him... it's not the Jedi way... hes unarmed!" *snigger*

 

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It's because we haven't seen the light.

Trust me a very select handful of US coin collectors i've met will refuse to even acknowledge anything outside of US coins. Several of those small few even refuse to go near a darkside coin.

If you ask me it's such purists that have got their heads stuck somewhere very dark...


The rest of the US collectors i've met are perfectly normal and acknowledge that non-US coins exist, although they might not collect them they don't try and patronise world coin collectors. Some of these US collects even collect world coins as well.

Just like some of us darksiders collect US coins... me and my Washington Quarters!

 

HAHAHAHAHA! Sly, you just made my day. (Sometimes I'm just easily amused... but that made me laugh... thanks )

 

I am a U.S. Darksider and PROUD of it! I have learned more history and culture since the release of the Euro (thats what got me started) and now I don't have to look for the same dead Presidents the rest of my life. Also have met some outstanding collectors all over the world, via the internet, and enjoy trading with my new friends! I just hate it that it took so long to open up my eyes to all the craftsmanship and beauty from all over the world!

 

Ah it was nothing!

 

Where's little bo peep

"But I have to wonder... why "darkside"? Was that term coined (excuse the pun ) by a numismatic purist who shuns upon those who collect world coins? Are we darksiders the black sheep of the coinworld?" RiotGrrrrl

Baa Baa Baa

If we are the black sheep

I won't mind being sheared once in a while
sorry that's what happens to me when I bid on eBay
Baa Baa Baa

 

Probably so. Oh well, some are on the dark side, and the others are on the dull side ;-)

Christian

 

Amen

Crystalk64
I agree with everything you said

I have learned more history and geography and politics than I did in all my years of schooling and traveling the globe.

 

Taken directly form an August 21, 2004 posting on the forum where the term originated:

 

So Pink Floyd now enters the equation.

 

Thanks for the info! I'll try not to get nasty and will thus refrain from making any further comments about this ...

Christian

 

Don't forget, that was a long time ago, and a dollar went a lot further !