Collecting For Fun

Commemorative coins are something a lot of collectors get into and it is easy to see why. Every time I see an ad for a coin commemorating the release of a film or some historical event or some recently deified religious leader, I get the phone out and start dialing. Before the commercial is even over. I am that guy. My house is literally littered with coin folders and coin holders. At some point, coin collecting became an obsession. If I wasn’t so orderly about my filing system you might even call me a hoarder. But I am not going to be buried under a pile of coin collecting supplies anytime soon, don’t you worry.

I like to catalog my collection from time to time. I comb through my filing system which is based on types of coins. For example, one file is labeled “Legends of Hollywood.” In it I have Star Trek creator Gene Robbenberry coins from when his ashes were shot off into space. There are several coins commemorating the work of child stars The Little Rascals. Next to the “Legends of Hollywood” section I have a series of music related coins. Jazz Greats is my favorite in this set. Louie Armstrong and Coltrane on gold coins, this is a beautiful set.

The largest part of my collection is the “Politics and History” section. I have coins dedicated to the Kennedys, Ronald Reagan and the fall of the Twin Towers. They even made commemorative Richard Nixon coins, though not in his classic “I am not a crook pose.” I have an amazing set dedicated to Nelson Mandela that is actually from Africa! In fact in recent years my foreign acquisitions have outstripped my domestic ones. Which is not to say I prefer those but there are so many countries to explore coin collecting style!

This exploration of other countries through commemorative coins has filled my coin storage and has shown me history I never thought to learn. For example I never knew that the first Prime Minister of Australia was named Edmund Burton. Had absolutely no idea. Why would I know that? Well, he just happens to be the first coin in my Prime Ministers of Australia set that’s how I know that. It is discoveries like these that remind me why I got into coin collecting in the first place. It’s a thrill to discover something through a shiny object, they truly map the terrain of our globe.

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