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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2513209, member: 10461"](September 2016- note for CoinTalk readers: since this collection contains Ancient, World, and US coins as well as exonumia, I'm putting it in the "Coin Chat" forum for lack of any better ideas.  It is mostly copied and pasted from Collectors Universe.  As of this posting, all the hyperlinks go to subthreads over there, until I can get everything reposted over here... assuming I ever get that far!  Over on CU, I periodically bump it when additions or changes are made to the set.  Please forgive any faux pas- I only recently started using this 2007 account here, so I'm a "nine-year newbie"!) ~*~*~ Lord Marcovan's "Eclectic Box of 20" Collection ~*~*~ In 2013, I decided to pare down my collections and simplify to a single "Box of 20" for everything, hopefully to focus a bit more on quality than quantity.  Still, pursuing quality is an ongoing challenge on my budget.  The idea is a freestyle "Box of 20" collection with no parameters or restrictions except that the coins must be certified and the collection is limited to twenty pieces.  (When one comes in, another must go out.)  Otherwise, anything goes.  In a way, I have narrowed my focus by limiting myself to just twenty slabbed pieces, but on the other hand, I've opened up my horizons to pursue whatever catches my fancy, be it ancient, medieval, modern, or even some tokens and medals.  It sort of feels liberating to be freed of the constraints of collecting "sets".  Now I can collect what I like and not be a slave to any predetermined "structure".  But as the coins get nicer, I suspect it will become more and more difficult sentimentally for me to stick to the "one in, one out" rule. <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=916770&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=916770&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">Ancient Greece (Thessaly), silver "Rhodian Mercenaries" drachm struck by King Perseus of Macedon, ca. 175-170 BC</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Thessaly-Pseudo-Rhodian-drachm-091100-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=930654&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=930654&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">Ancient Roman Republic: silver denarius of moneyer L. Furius Brocchus, ca. 63 BC</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/RomanRep-denarius-LFuriusBrocchus-030800-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=955200&enterthread=y" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=955200&enterthread=y" rel="nofollow">Ancient Roman Empire: silver "Capricorn" denarius of Vespasian, struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/VespasianCapricornDenarius-038600-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=952064" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=952064" rel="nofollow">Ancient Roman Empire: orichalcum sestertius of Hadrian, struck ca. 134-138 AD, ex-Boston Museum of Fine Arts</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/AncientRome-Hadrian-Sestertius-042000-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=939028" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=939028" rel="nofollow">Ancient Roman Empire: silver denarius of Septimius Severus, ca. 193-211 AD</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/RomanEmp-denarius-SeptimiusSeverus-018465-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=894350&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=894350&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">Ancient Byzantine Empire: gold tremissis of Justinian I, ca. 527-565 AD</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/AncientByzantineEmpire-AV-tremissis-JustinianI-035863-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=894369&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=894369&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II, struck ca. 997-1003 AD</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/England-AR-penny-AethelredII-074500-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=955148&enterthread=y" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=955148&enterthread=y" rel="nofollow">Medieval Croatia (Ragusa): silver grosso portraying St. Blasius and Christ, ca. 1372-1438</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Ragusa-grosso-014290-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=929510" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=929510" rel="nofollow">Netherlands (Gelderland): "St. John" type gold gulden (florin) of Arnold van Egmond, ca. 1423-1472</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Neth-Gelderland-StJohn-goldgulden-072222-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=964128" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=964128" rel="nofollow">German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4 thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, undated (ca. 1615)</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/GermanStatesTeutonicOrder-quarter-thaler-ca.1615-023833-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=895527" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=895527" rel="nofollow">Great Britain: silver "South Sea Company" shilling of George I, 1723</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/GB-SSC-shilling-1723-050100-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=952346" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=952346" rel="nofollow">France: silver jeton of Louis XV, "Aurora in cloud chariot", undated (ca. 1740)</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/France-LouisXV-jeton-014500-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=912219&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=912219&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">Great Britain: gilt proof halfpenny of George III, Soho Mint, 1806</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/GB-Gilt-halfpenny-1806-082000-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=913213&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=913213&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">United States: gold 5-dollar half-eagle, Liberty Head type, 1842-D (small date)</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/USA-5-1842D-230000-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=913133&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=913133&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">United States: bronze Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor" type, 1863</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/USA-MonitorCWT-1863-016565-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=954325" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=954325" rel="nofollow">United States: proof copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty head type, 1888</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/USA-3cN-1888-057500-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=912101" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=912101" rel="nofollow">Great Britain: gold half-sovereign of Queen Victoria, 1901, from the Terner Collection</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/GB-HalfSov-1901-029500-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=911465" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=911465" rel="nofollow">German States (Saxony) silver 3 mark proof, Battle of Leipzig centennial commemorative, 1913-E</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Germany-Saxony-3mark-1913E-020150-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=913386" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=913386" rel="nofollow">USA: silver commemorative half dollar, Pilgrim Tercentenary, 1920</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/USA-50cPilgrim-1920-025000-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=939473" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=939473" rel="nofollow">Canada: gold 100-dollars proof of Elizabeth II, Canadian Unity commemorative, 1978</a> <img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Canada-G100-1978-067750-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Oh- and if anybody cares that much (which I have difficulty imagining), there are archives showing the evolution of this set from its humble beginnings.  Those are in the second post of <a href="https://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=876570" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=6&threadid=876570" rel="nofollow">the Collectors Universe thread</a>.[/QUOTE]

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