Does anyone here collect MEXICAN coins?
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:50 amI decided to start completely from scratch and build a new wantlist for (United States of) Mexico coins (1905-present). So I slowly read through the Krause book and put it together, taking out all the years where a certain coin wasn't made, adding in all the transitional years where two coins were made of the same denomination, adding in all the overdates and other varieties, and so on.
"Yes, I see that there are two 1985 ten pesos, now which is this one here?" Where there are two different type coins of the same denomination with the same date, I tried to come up with the SIMPLEST way of pointing out the difference, so someone who has NEVER read a Krause book - or done research on varieties - or even if they had never seen the coins before - could tell which one they have, while sifting through a handful of coins at home or browsing the junk bin at the local coin shop.
So I built the list. Then I saved a separate copy.
THEN I started removing all the coins I own, so I would be left with my own personalized wantlist. Should have that done and posted soon...
The key here is that I saved a copy in case anyone is interested in a list of their own. This does not include all the strictly commemorative coins, nor does it include any of the gold coins. But as mentioned above, it does have the varieties mentioned in the 2010 Krause North American Coins book.
I also started on a "Second Republic" (1863-1905) list, but quickly realized there are hundreds upon hundred of varieties and mints, and came to the conclusion that there is no simple way to display the data for such a task. Decided the most succinct way to do that would be just to build a date-list (one per year per denomination). Have that too, in case you want it.
"So how much would you charge, since you put so much work into it?" Glad you asked.
That's not really my point, but I would ask that you check out my wantlist and see if you may have a coin or two you could send me. If not, no biggie.
"Yes, I see that there are two 1985 ten pesos, now which is this one here?" Where there are two different type coins of the same denomination with the same date, I tried to come up with the SIMPLEST way of pointing out the difference, so someone who has NEVER read a Krause book - or done research on varieties - or even if they had never seen the coins before - could tell which one they have, while sifting through a handful of coins at home or browsing the junk bin at the local coin shop.
So I built the list. Then I saved a separate copy.
THEN I started removing all the coins I own, so I would be left with my own personalized wantlist. Should have that done and posted soon...
The key here is that I saved a copy in case anyone is interested in a list of their own. This does not include all the strictly commemorative coins, nor does it include any of the gold coins. But as mentioned above, it does have the varieties mentioned in the 2010 Krause North American Coins book.
I also started on a "Second Republic" (1863-1905) list, but quickly realized there are hundreds upon hundred of varieties and mints, and came to the conclusion that there is no simple way to display the data for such a task. Decided the most succinct way to do that would be just to build a date-list (one per year per denomination). Have that too, in case you want it.
"So how much would you charge, since you put so much work into it?" Glad you asked.
That's not really my point, but I would ask that you check out my wantlist and see if you may have a coin or two you could send me. If not, no biggie.
Don't judge me, I've earned it!