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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 558419, member: 68&quot;]As was said earlier the term &quot;darkside&quot; originated over at the darkside CU forum. It was started by a member named &quot;Askari&quot; which is a southern African warrior who could appear almost anywhere due to his startling endurance and stealth.&nbsp; It most assuredly was not intended to be a derogatory term but more to highlight how most US collectors view coins from other countries.&nbsp; My own handle is a very similar sort of thing since most people view modern coins as being a sort of joke that they don&#039;t get.&nbsp; Rather than modern coins being a naked king It&#039;s to assure them that he really does have clothes.&nbsp; Besides I am pretender to the throne of the modern coinage.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the darkside, greyside, and likeside there is also a term I started which hasn&#039;t caught on quite as well yet;&nbsp; farside.&nbsp; These are tokens and medals.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The darkside term is very fitting for this terra incognita which is foreign coins.&nbsp; It&#039;s easy for me to forget the term is local and use it in inappropriate places.&nbsp; But it is becoming widely understood especially among world coin collectors and dealers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The term dates to 2001.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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