All the countries where I’ve bought coins so far!

[JayAg47]

Here’s a list of countries where I’ve purchased coins, both modern and ancient. Over 95% of these purchases were made online, thanks to modern technology, with the remainder coming from local coin shops and shows. I created this map based on 300 recorded transactions (not individual coins) in Excel, though there are small purchases I didn’t log. Most of my acquisitions were domestic, followed by the US, UK, France, and India. Surprisingly, I haven’t bought any coins from Switzerland despite its well-known dealers. Greece or Turkey are out of the option due to their regulations. Interestingly, the only ancient coin I bought from an Italian eBay seller wasn’t Roman but a misattributed Pandyan coin! I haven’t acquired any coins from the Middle East, except the UAE, thanks to Zurqieh, nor from Africa or South America, though I’m aware of some online ancient coin dealers in Brazil. And none from China, unless you count the Morgans I bought from an 'American' eBay seller who shipped them via China Post that turned out to be fakes. 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2024 by JayAg47

[ela126]

this is a cool post and something i've been tracking a bit in my collection as well.

You have some very cool locations, which i assume comes from your Austrialian home. 

My most "exotic" location i've purchase from is Tblisi, Georgia, of which i have a cool envelop with many local stamps covering. the coin isn't awesome but i keep it in my tray specifically because of the origin country.

[JayAg47]

1 hour ago, ela126 said:

this is a cool post and something i've been tracking a bit in my collection as well.

You have some very cool locations, which i assume comes from your Austrialian home. 

My most "exotic" location i've purchase from is Tblisi, Georgia, of which i have a cool envelop with many local stamps covering. the coin isn't awesome but i keep it in my tray specifically because of the origin country.

The next best thing from buying coins from these exotic locations are the stamps that come with them, in fact I made a collage of them a few years ago and have more stamps stored away, I'm sure there are better way to display these. Before the war broke out, I used to buy some cheap denarii from Ukraine, a peculiar thing was they send coins stuck in between fridge magnets showing their scenery! 

[Croatian Coin Collector]

I have won coins at auctions held in:

Spain

France

Monaco

Italy

San Marino

Austria

Germany

Switzerland

Croatia

UK

The Netherlands

Belgium

Sweden

Lithuania

Poland

The Czech Republic

China (Hong Kong)

USA

Chile

 

I have bought coins directly from dealers based in:

Spain

France

Austria

Germany

Croatia

UK

The Netherlands

Luxembourg

Lithuania

Norway

Sweden

The Czech Republic

Hungary

Slovenia

Greece

Armenia

Georgia

Canada

USA

Singapore

UAE

Israel

 

Edited Wednesday at 07:07 PM by Croatian Coin Collector

[Croatian Coin Collector]

With my purchase from Luxembourg today, I have now bought coins directly from 20 different countries!