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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 25382428, member: 96746&quot;]British (and Empire), German States and Indian States are probably the three geographical areas of numismatics that offer the greatest variety for collectors, though the last one is inherently less attractive for western collectors due to identification issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect British and always have done. I collected shillings and halfpennies for a long time as specialist areas, but could never resist some coins that didn&#039;t fit into either of the two denominations. Today I collect as eclectically as possible, trying not to duplicate designs, though do confess to having a lot of duplicated things that are just too nice to sell. I solved the problem by adding a &#039;too nice to sell&#039; category.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a more serious note though, just specialising in one topic offers years of enjoyment. Apart from the aforementioned one of each monarch (well over 200 boxes to tick if you include all the episcopal, Celtic and Roman Britain issues), you could also collect an example of each substantive type for example (several thousand), or an example of each denomination ever struck (130+ if patterns are included). The scope is endless. Examples of attributed engravers/designers offer in excess of 250 names. A collection of mints throughout the past 2000+ years will have over 150 boxes to tick. A collection of privy marks employed will have hundreds of boxes if the overmarks are included.</p><p><br /></p><p>The list is not exhaustive. Any, some or all of the above offer the collector a hugely diverse set of targets, with sufficient diversity to ensure there is always something relatively unpopular to focus on when bargain hunting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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