My Dad has been collecting world coins for about 20 years. He lives in another state from me so distance is an issue. He's 82 and spends many of hours learning and searching for coins to add to his collection. I would like to help him complete his goal to collect a coin from each country. He enjoys hunting through stacks of coins to find even one he doesn't have. He's not looking for treasures, although he has found some, but keeps a catalog and map of all the countries he has collected to represent. He use to go to a local bank and they would save up a few coins to give him but that option changed when the bank no longer accepts foreign coins. I don't want to buy individual coins to complete his quest, however I would like to find out what the best way to help him might be? Any suggestions?
Do you have a list of what countries he has and what he needs? The answer to your question might be quite different, for example, if he has every European country and lacks most former Soviet states or vice-versa.
Welcome KSTeapot!! => man, that is a wonderful gesture (good luck with your goal and your Dad's passion) => I tend to be a bit more of a sharp-shooter, rather than what you're looking for ... but hopefully one of these dudes will point you in the correct direction!! cheers!!
Good to have you here KSTeapot! Good idea from dougsmit about posting a list of countries he doesn't have. Maybe we can help you out here on CT. Looking forward to hearing from you. Bruce
Well I tried Ebay, I kept raising my bid all day over the weekend and thought my bid was a bit high. Ebay showed my bid looked good until the last minute and lost it by $1.51. Oh well! On to the next option. In reference to what he still needs: My Dad sent me a three page list of all the countries he has and those that he still needs. I have listed some countries that appeared on his list alphabetical. (I am amazed at how many there are and how many I have never heard of before. I see why he's interested in this!) Ajman Alderney Amecameca American Samoa Angola Anguilla Antigua Antigua & Barbuda Ascension Island Azerbaijan Azores Bavaria Belarus Belgian Congo Benin Biafra Bohemia & Moravia British Honduras British North Borneo British Virgin Island British West Africa Bundi Cameroon Central African Republic Central African States Chad China, Republic of China Soviet Republic Congo Republic Crete Dahomey Danish West Indies Danzig Darfur Dominica Equatorial Guinea Faeroe Islands French Afars & Issas French Oceania French Somaliland Fujairah Gabon Georgia German East Africa Ghana Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guinea Guinea-Bissau Hejaz India-Portuguese Ivory Coast Katanga Keeling (Cocos) Island Kiau Chau Korea Liechtenstein Maderia Islands Malay Peninsula Mali Martinque Mauritius Montenegro Montserrat Muscat & Oman Nagorno-Karabakh Nauru New Guinea New Hebrides Niger Niue Palau Palestine Pitcairn Islands Qatar & Dubai Ras Al-Khaimah Reunion Rhodesia Rhodesia and Nyasaland Russian Caucasia Rwanda & Burundi Saarland Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic St. Helena & Ascension Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre & Miquelon Saint Vincent Sarawak Senegal Serbia Sharjah Sierra Leone South Viet Nam Spitzebergen Szechuan Province Tannu Tuva Tatarstan Teh Gambia Tibet Togo Tokelau Islands Tonkin Transnistria Tristan da Cunha Tunis Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Umm Al Qaiwain United Arab Republic United Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia U.S.S.R. Vatican City Yeman Arab Republic Yeman Republic Yeman, Democratic Republic Zaire Zanzibar