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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2990267, member: 10461"]<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/eclecticboxbanner-06-2017-png.6645/full?d=1498389661" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Lord Marcovan's "Eclectic Box" collection In 2013, I did a major purge of all my coin collections and decided to simplify to just one small box of "nicer" coins, focusing more on quality than quantity. However, pursuing quality remains an ongoing challenge on my budget. I have tried to develop a discerning "eye" for nice coins that are still obtainable on a working-class salary. For the first four years, until mid-2017, I stuck to the "box of twenty" concept, meaning this collection was limited to just twenty pieces, and for each new addition that came in, another coin in the box would have to go out. This took some discipline and detachment, and it became increasingly difficult after the coins got nicer and I became more attached to them. I let some really sweet pieces go during this period, but of course that enabled me to add other nice pieces along the way. Now I have abandoned the 20-coin limit, so really there are no parameters at all on this set. The only unifying themes here are that these are pieces I like, obviously, and they're all certified by PCGS or NGC, or about to be. Other than that, I'm pretty much free to collect whatever catches my fancy, be it World, Ancient, or US coins, or exonumia like tokens and medals. Aesthetic "eye appeal" is my first criterion and historical, artistic, or cultural appeal a very close second. In keeping with the "eclectic" attribute, I'm also trying to add as wide a variety as possible of time periods, cultures, and geographic regions here. <a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" rel="nofollow">"Eclectic Box" gallery on CollectiveCoin</a> (View all the coins on one page- less scrolling down) <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-december-20-2017.307701/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-december-20-2017.307701/">Last update: December 20, 2017</a><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/index-of-lord-marcovans-story-threads-coin-collection-archives.298120/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/index-of-lord-marcovans-story-threads-coin-collection-archives.298120/">Archives of earlier updates</a> (in my index thread) Number of coins as of last update: 27Number of coins as of this update: 34 Individual coin photos are not shown to scale. As always, thanks for looking. ~Robertson ("Rob") Shinnick (aka "LordM")St. Simons Island, Georgia, February 9, 2018 <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/eclectictreasurebox-800x600-png.6914/full?d=1501260080" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]

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