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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 2175290, member: 69089&quot;]For the variety and the history (I&#039;m a bit of a history buff, particularly British and European history).</p><p><br /></p><p>I love U.S. coins as much as the next guy, but since I don&#039;t collect date series, ultimately my options are limited.&nbsp; I started getting into world coins decades ago, and now focus mainly on world crowns and coins of the British Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a 20th century OFEC collection that I started with my son several years ago.&nbsp; Strictly affordable, base metal &quot;fun coins&quot;. He&#039;s off to college now and lost interest, and so did I pretty much, but I still play around with it occasionally.&nbsp; It&#039;s a relaxing counterpoint to the more serious stuff.&nbsp; I&#039;ll probably never bother finishing it.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my favorites, Ceylon 5 rupees:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/TripCarson/media/Coins/Ceylon_5%20rupees.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/TripCarson/media/Coins/Ceylon_5%20rupees.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l624/TripCarson/Coins/Ceylon_5%20rupees.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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