Do you collect coins?

Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:17 pm

Meh, just curious..I do. Just for fun.. you know..we pick at our change to see if we have anything. I also collect the state coins. I have a cool board to put them all on.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:27 pm

My dad's all about collecting coins, which might be why I'm not that interested in it. I used to collect the State quarters, but I got tired of it.
Now I just keep certain coins that are cool to me. I had a bunch of British coins (thanks to Igg).
Paul (xerai) is supposed to send me a Euro.
I'm more interested in collecting paper currency from around the world. I have £5 thanks to Igg, and $5 Australian thanks to Alex.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:37 pm

I used to collect coins from different countries. But..I just kinda stopped.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:39 pm

My mother went through a big state collecting phase.
When I was younger my grandfather used to send me random coins for this "semi collection" that he had started for me. I never really kept up with it, though.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:40 pm

Yes. I have coins from various countries.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:46 pm

I used to collect state quarters, but then I couldn't be bothered.

I suppose you could say I collect coins, though, as I still have a bunch of American coins and some Euros...if anyone else wants to send me money, too, feel free.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:16 pm

"I just keep the cool ones if I happen to find one."
My dad frequently puts out of use coins in my dinner money, like shillings..

I lose them though :/ Got a thre'penny bit at the moment!

Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:40 pm

Yes. Its called spare change.

I collect some coins, like I have a sack of millenium commeroration ones somewhere.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:48 pm

My dad collects state quarters, but I don't. My only "collection" would be cool foreign coins I find every once in a while.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:53 pm

I used to. Well actually, I still kinda do, but I haven't visited any countries I previously haven't been to lately.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:05 pm

I've collected the entire set of euro-coins soon (Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Greece)

Of course, more countries will join eventually giving me more to collect

Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:09 pm

Yeah me and my whole family collect them. My dad started it as a family thing...so we have coins from diffrent countrys.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:46 pm

I used to have Soviet rubles. They don't make those anymore. I have no clue where they went. They were my dad's. I hope I didn't perminantly lose them.

I also have Hong Kong money from before the switch over. I'm not sure if they're different now, but if they are, I have the old ones.

Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:02 am

I keep the cool ones

I have money from India, Canada, Russia and Dominican Republic. I tend to keep US coins that are from the 60's or so. Fun stuff.

Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:06 am

I have money from all over the place. I try and keep up with the state quarters. And I have currency from when I went to the following places: Scotland, Iceland, France (when they had francs), Thailand, Laos, Japan, and Canada. Other people have brought me currency from: Ghana, Costa Rica, and Mexico. But I wouldn't say I'm a serious collecter. I'm more of a serious traveler and I just pick up loose change along the way.