Show me something cool, something that very few people would have, and definitely something that people would be surprised that you have. Anything goes, coins, paper money, exonumia. I will start with a Capital Plastics Silver State Quarter Proof Set. Most of you know me as a Jefferson Nickel guy, some of you remember me as rainbow toner guy, but how many of you know I am a closet modern collector?
I'm running with the first sentence and ignoring the second. Here is a print set on canvas of possibly the best artist that ever created works for Magic: The Gathering. These drawings were the first time in about 15 years that he was commissioned for such artwork, and each one is hand-signed by John Avon himself. My wife gave this to me as a Christmas gift a few years ago, and she had a heck of a time with them trying to actually locate the artist for the signatures.
Well, they are collectibles, so I say it counts. Very cool fantasy art; I collect that as well my friend, but almost exclusively Dungeons and Dragons artwork from the 1970's & 80's. Here are a couple of prints by Larry Elmore, size is 13"x19" and I store them in a large art portfolio. I also collect early Dungeons & Dragons material, modules, rulebooks, magazines etc.
A coin where I went outside my usual - type set, Lincolns, and Jeffersons. I remember seeing the beaver from when I was a kid in northern Ohio, and Canadian coins were everywhere. The nostalgia of this Tombac nickel drew me in - 12 sides! Beaver! Color!. I don’t care about the King side, so this is perfect for me.
