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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ffrickey, post: 2384519, member: 20613&quot;]I got started on German commemoratives because I worked in a bank and we could always pick up a couple for face value when they came out.&nbsp; I also inherited some Morgan dollars from my Dad.&nbsp; After retirement I got interested in world coins in general.&nbsp; I collect some bullion coins just as an investment, but mostly world coins with eye appeal.&nbsp; I particularly like silver thalers / crowns, dollars, piastres de commerce, etc.&nbsp; Things 35 to 40 mm in diameter and around 27 grams.&nbsp; The older the better.&nbsp; I wish I could afford more old thalers; I particularly like hammered coins, they have a special antique appeal.&nbsp; And also history.&nbsp; As xlrcable said, Mexican coins are a treasure trove of historical interest.&nbsp; Last year I did a lecture on Mexican coinage for our local coin club; little did I know what I was letting myself in for!&nbsp; Mexican history is tortured!&nbsp; 100 years of pretty much constant revolution, each new strongman killing his predecessor.&nbsp; When you go through all that, it becomes less surprising that the PRI was able to maintain its grip on the country for almost a century--the Mexicans were just exhausted with revolution.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here are&nbsp; a couple of samples of my varied interests:</p><p>Czech 100 Korun piece from&nbsp; 1949 [ATTACH=full]489137[/ATTACH] struck to celebrate the 70th birthday of the liberator and benefactor of Czechoslovakia: Joseph Stalin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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