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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2121612, member: 26302"]I hear you. Some of these can be pretty, but I always find myself circling around to what I consider to be a "coin". Is it anything in the world someone wants to call a coin? Am I willing go down the collectible plates and beanie babies path? Or are coins something definable and different?</p><p> </p><p>Just in my opinion, a coin is a piece of metal struck by a government to be used in commerce. This definition leaves out guitar shaped coins, colored coins, (which would wear off in circulation), and similar. Strike a proof version of a circulating coin and I am fine with it, but in my view only I only stick with simple chunks of metal stamped out and intended for commerce. Any coloration, weird shapes, Mickey Mouse designs, etc simply are disallowed.</p><p> </p><p>However, I never judge others collecting choices. If you like it, good for you man and I hope you get to own one. I really mean it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2121612, member: 26302"]I hear you. Some of these can be pretty, but I always find myself circling around to what I consider to be a "coin". Is it anything in the world someone wants to call a coin? Am I willing go down the collectible plates and beanie babies path? Or are coins something definable and different? Just in my opinion, a coin is a piece of metal struck by a government to be used in commerce. This definition leaves out guitar shaped coins, colored coins, (which would wear off in circulation), and similar. Strike a proof version of a circulating coin and I am fine with it, but in my view only I only stick with simple chunks of metal stamped out and intended for commerce. Any coloration, weird shapes, Mickey Mouse designs, etc simply are disallowed. However, I never judge others collecting choices. If you like it, good for you man and I hope you get to own one. I really mean it.[/QUOTE]
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