Me

I am  Muhammad Haroon Akbar Sian, a Textile Engineer by profession. Born on June 28th 1979, I come from the land of all seasons, Pakistan. I got early education from the renowned school of my locality Muslim Senior Model School. Then I got Secondary School Certificate (Matriculation) from a boarding school, Abbottabad Public School & College, Abbotabad (Formerly Railway Public School). My teacher there was Late Mr. Hugh Catchpole [Order of the British Empire (OBE), Commander's Badge of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), Sitara-i-Imtiaz & Hilal-i-Imtiaz] [http://i.colnect.net/images/f/475/787/Mr-Hugh-Catchpole.jpg] & of course a lot of names i can never forget. For me, they were the best years of my life. I got HSSC from Quaid-e-Azam Divisioal Public School & College, Gujranwala. During this tenure, I competed for National Physics Talent Contest, and served as NPTC Co-ordinator Faisalabad. Later I won Presidential Scholarship. I got B.Sc (Textile Engg.) Degree in Textile Processing from UET Lahore while studying in National College of Textile Engineering, Faisalabad (Now National Textile University). I served in MSC Textiles Faisalabad, Kohinoor Textile Mills Rawalpindi and Master Textile Mills Raiwind.

I started collecting stamps in childhood when i got a small envelope with 60-70 stamps in it, my father put many years ago. I collected stamps for many years. But after the communication transformed from conventional letters to e-mail, I could not get many new stamps with the same frequency. It was a transitional phase where i got some coins and my passion got a new face. Years passed but that face is still smiling! :)

I collect all coins by types (Not by Year). But I prefer to keep all different mints/privy marks of a same type and also the same types with major or considerable differences between them. I have made a complete list of them with all the needed technical details.

& This is my Home town:

Rwanda:

Year 2003; Old name 5, 10, 20 Francs
NKURU (From 2007): all 5 coins: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Francs

Sri Lanka:

25 Cents (2005+) Copper
50 Cents (2005+) Copper
&
1 Rupee:
(1957) 2500 yrs. of Buddhism
(1978) Jayewardene
(1999) Army
(2000) Navy
(2001) Air Force Golden Jubilee
&
2 Rupees:
(2008) 50 yrs. Employees Provident Fund
(2011) Air Force Platinum Jubilee (60 years)
(2012) Centenary of the Sri Lanka Scout Movement
&
5 Rupees:
(1957) 2500 yrs. of Buddhism
(1976) Non-aligned Nations Conf.
(1981) Universal Adult Franchise
(2003) The Upasampada Rite
(2003) 250 yrs. Upasampada
&
10 Rupees (June 2011) 2600th Sambuddathva Jayanthi
1000 Rupees (2007) Cricket World Cup
1000 Rupees (2008) Employees Provident Fund 50th Anniv. 
1000 Rupees (2009) 60th Anniversary of the Army
1/192 Rixdollar (1802,1804)
1/2 Stiver (1815)
2 Stivers (1815)
1 Rixdollar (1821)
&
Queen Victoria Coins:
1/4 Cent (1870-1898)
1/2 Cent (1870-1901)
1 Cent (1870-1901)
5 Cents (1870-1892)
25 Cents (1892-1900)
&
King Edward Coins:
1/4 Cent (1904)
1/2 Cent (1904-1909)
5 Cents (1909,1910)
10 Cents (1902-1910)
25 Cents (1902-1910)
50 Cents (1902-1910)
&
King George V
1/2 Cent (1912-1926)
25 Cents (1911-1917)
50 Cents (1913-1917)
25 Cents (1919-1926)
50 Cents (1919-1929)
&
King George VI
1/2 Cent (1937,1940)
2 Cents (1951)
10 Cents (1941)
25 Cents (1951)
50 Cents (1942)

West African States:

1994~2000 (Bee Privy Mark) 500, 5, 1F
2001, 2002 (Horseshoe PM) 500, 50, 10, 5, 1F
2003 (Heart PM) All except 100F
2004~2010 (Fr. Horn PM) 100, 50, 25, 5F
2011 (Flower PM) 100, 50F: Both NON-MAGNETIC
2011 till Date (Flower PM): 500, 200, 5F