Whether 15-year old Deviprasad Mangaraj lands a Guinness World Record or not is almost beside the point.
He’s already landed a huge achievement building a coin collection with over 40,000 coins and from 120 different countries.
It’s evening, you’ve already browsed around the Internet for your daily online fix, nothing’s good on TV and you’re otherwise bored silly but don’t feel like going out. What do you do?
As a collector, there’s something that just feels good about relaxing with a great coin book or magazine in hand. If you’re like me, sometimes you’ll put off a good read to savor it for later.
Last night was that time for me. I had already read the latest issues of a few favorites, like Numismatic News, Numismatist, and Coin Values.
So it was a good thing that I had just recently received the November issue of COINage magazine and had set it aside for later enjoyment. If not, I’d have been in one of those monotonous predicaments.
We’ve all stored change now and again. But few can claim the prize of hoarding coins for 7 years with the intention of buying a big screen TV and DVD player.
That’s exactly what Tim Thraves, a man from Hillsboro, did and plans to do.
Real coin collectors or numismatist, those who study and collect coins for that enjoyment alone, may feel some dismay, but also amusement.
Many collectors have a hard time parting with their collection. But if you’re going to give it up, few - well, at least most men - would argue against Thraves’ decision.
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