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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2198961, member: 46237"]Oh I agree, but I think the lack of consistency is interesting, and Hungarian coins (as listed in Krause) that get slabbed as Austrian are likely mistakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't mean to dwell on my example, it's just one that I'm very familiar with. I'm sure there are many examples of complex nationality. Take colonial coinage for example. Spanish dollars minted in Mexico are considered to be <i>Mexican</i>, even the last Spanish royalist coins minted in 1821 during the War of Independence. These coins were minted and owned by the Spanish government. Wouldn't it be simpler to consider these Spanish coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>For those that collect series with complex nationality, where do you draw the line for your collections? Do you go by Krause, another catalog, or do you have your own method?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2198961, member: 46237"]Oh I agree, but I think the lack of consistency is interesting, and Hungarian coins (as listed in Krause) that get slabbed as Austrian are likely mistakes. I don't mean to dwell on my example, it's just one that I'm very familiar with. I'm sure there are many examples of complex nationality. Take colonial coinage for example. Spanish dollars minted in Mexico are considered to be [I]Mexican[/I], even the last Spanish royalist coins minted in 1821 during the War of Independence. These coins were minted and owned by the Spanish government. Wouldn't it be simpler to consider these Spanish coins? For those that collect series with complex nationality, where do you draw the line for your collections? Do you go by Krause, another catalog, or do you have your own method?[/QUOTE]
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