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<p>[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2461884, member: 69760"]I don't think that "whole world" coins would ever be used, since it sounds redundant to insert the adjective "whole". I like how Krause's Standard Catalog of World Coins includes the US. Whereas, sites like eBay seem to use "world coins" to refer to <i>other</i> countries' coins, possibly emulating what the major authorities for coins use (specifically of those authorities whose products appear on eBay, since consistency of terms may be better for sales; e.g. NGC and PCGS). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree for the most part that the term "world coins" gets used liberally, and a more specific term can be used to describe one's collection. "World coins" has taken on another meaning among collectors - "non-domestic coins". </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I can see "world coins" to mean what it is literally at face value. Similarly and for instance, I generally collect silver "world coins" (with other criteria and some exceptions). This means coins from all over the world including the US where I am from, which are composed of silver beyond mere silver plating (again, with some exceptions such as the 1923 Westphalia 1 billion Mark coin that's on my wish list). </p><p><br /></p><p>But yes, I agree with you that we don't necessarily know what a "world coin" collector means without elaboration or confirmation that they literally collect coins from all over the world, domestic and foreign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2461884, member: 69760"]I don't think that "whole world" coins would ever be used, since it sounds redundant to insert the adjective "whole". I like how Krause's Standard Catalog of World Coins includes the US. Whereas, sites like eBay seem to use "world coins" to refer to [I]other[/I] countries' coins, possibly emulating what the major authorities for coins use (specifically of those authorities whose products appear on eBay, since consistency of terms may be better for sales; e.g. NGC and PCGS). I agree for the most part that the term "world coins" gets used liberally, and a more specific term can be used to describe one's collection. "World coins" has taken on another meaning among collectors - "non-domestic coins". That said, I can see "world coins" to mean what it is literally at face value. Similarly and for instance, I generally collect silver "world coins" (with other criteria and some exceptions). This means coins from all over the world including the US where I am from, which are composed of silver beyond mere silver plating (again, with some exceptions such as the 1923 Westphalia 1 billion Mark coin that's on my wish list). But yes, I agree with you that we don't necessarily know what a "world coin" collector means without elaboration or confirmation that they literally collect coins from all over the world, domestic and foreign.[/QUOTE]
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