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Looks a lot different, HUH?
Title: ODDITIES Post by: templar on April 14, 2011, 08:06:56 PM OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS I HAVE DISCOVERED A COIN CALLED A "CONDOR"---IT SEEMS IT WAS CREATED TO FILL A GAP IN THE MONATARY SYSTEM OF GREAT BRITAIN--I HAVE PICKED UP SOME ON EBAY AND AT OUR SPRING STATE SHOW--AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THESE AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS WITH YOU...FIRST IS THE "DRUID CONDOR COIN" THERE ARE 4 OF THEM--2 PUT OUT BY A COPPER MINE IN WALES AND 2 FROM IRELAND---THERE IS PRINT ON THE EDGE BUT I CAN SEEM TO SCAN IT CLEARLY......
Title: Re: ODDITIES Post by: templar on April 14, 2011, 08:08:47 PM THE NEXT IS AN ELONGATED PENNY GIVEN OUT AT THE STATE SHOW
Title: Re: ODDITIES Post by: templar on April 14, 2011, 08:14:20 PM THE LAST SET IS 3 COINS BOUGHT AT MY CLUBS AUCTION FOR THE SILVER--ONE IS A SERBIAN 1904------ONE IS A 1860 FLORIN ----AND ONE IS A 189O COIN WITH .6728 SILVER CONTENTS---
Title: Re: ODDITIES Post by: humpybong on April 15, 2011, 04:01:36 AM Thanks for showing these to us. Nice coins. You seem to pick up a lot of good items at your shows Joe. Title: Re: ODDITIES Post by: templar on April 15, 2011, 04:19:13 AM NIGHTHAWK HAS HELPED ME OUT AT SOME OF THE SHOWS---HE HAS A KEEN SENSE OF WHAT AND WHERE TO LOOK FOR CERTAIN COINS AND ITEMS..........HE GOT ME HOOKED ON SOME TYPES OF FOREIGN COINS ESPECIALLY.......IT HELPS TO GO TO A SHOW WITH A FRIEND--YOU CAN SPLIT UP AND AS YOU EACH SEE THINGS YOU MEET AND TELL THE OTHER GUY WHAT YOU SAW AND THAT EXTRA PAIR OF EYES HELPS YOU LOCATE THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED---HOWEVER---YOU DON'T WANT TO DEPEND TOO MUCH ON A PARDNER AS HE MIGHT PICK OUT THE BEST BEFORE HE DIRECTS YOU TO THE FIND------NIGHTHAWK HAS DONE THAT TO ME ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS-----BUT I AM SURE HE DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE ??? ??? ??? ???
GOOD HUNTING.......... Title: Re: ODDITIES Post by: EgCollector on April 15, 2011, 05:00:30 AM Very nice coins especially the 1890 GB silver coin..... thanks for sharing :)
Title: Re: ODDITIES Post by: triggersmob on April 15, 2011, 06:19:47 PM Very nice.
Joe, you being a Druid, those Druid Condors should feel at home in your collection. |