THAT IS QUITE A COIN----HOW MUCH SILVER IN IT? THANKS FOR SHOWING----I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THOSE BEFORE....THE BUFFALO DOES LOOK LIKE HE HAS BEEN THROUGH A ROUGH WINTER...
SUPER LOOKING COIN AND ON THE REVERSE ANOTHER LION----I GUESS THE LION WAS JUST ABOUT EVERY COUNTRY'S CHOICE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.....THANKS FOR SHARING
WELL ITS SEPT.26th---ONLY A FEW MONTHS TILL CHRISTMAS----NOT TO EARLY TO START PLANNING FOR GIFT EXCHANGE---AS WE FINISH OUT SEPTEMBER, LET'S HAVE A SAFE WEEK AND WE HOPE OUR NEW MEMBERS ARE BEGINNING TO GET THE FEEL OF THE CASTLE........HOPEFULLY SOME VOLUNTEERS WOULD COME FORWARD TO COORDINATE THE SECRET GIFT EXCHANGE AND MAYBE MORE PEOPLE OF THE CASTLE WOULD TAKE PART IN IT THIS YEAR---ITS FUN--INEXPENSIVE---AND BRINGS THE CASTLE TOGETHER---YOU DON'T HAVE TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS TO EXCHANGE A GIFT--------"IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE"
STAY SAFE THIS WEEK---YOUR FRIEND .........THE TEMPLAR
NOW I WILL SHOW YOU THE FRONT.....I WANT YOU TO LOOK CAREFULLY AS WHOEVER CARRIED IT WROTE BATTLES HE PARTICIPATED IN---I BELIEVE. SOME ARE: GUADAL CANAL-----SAIPAN---TINIAN----GUAM---MAJURO?---KWAWELEIN---JONSTON(BATTLE OR HIS NAME?)--TARAWA AND ?
FASCINATING NOTE---SOME OF YOU MAY HELP ME WITH THE BATTLE SITES--ENJOY
GOT TO THE COIN SHOW TODAY AND PICKED UP A FEW NOTES AND COINS...I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ONE NOTE WITH YOU NOW AND WILL ADD MORE PICTURES WHEN I CAN...THIS IS A 20 FRANC NOTE FROM WWII ....YOU WILL SEE THE BANK'S NAME ON THE FRONT BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE BACK FIRST
QUEEN VICTORIA IS ONE OF MY ALTIME FAVORITE RULERS AND THAT COIN IS A BEAUTY EVEN CLEANED----AND HER HUSBAND GAVE US THE GERMAN USE OF CHRISTMAS TREES AND THE OLD JOKE--"DO YOU HAVE PRINCE ALBERT(PIPE TOBACCO) IN A CAN?---WELL YOU BETTER LET HIM OUT"
I HAVE TO CLARIFY MY STANCE----I AM ALL FOR OPEN DIALOGUE---I DEFEND IT--I LIKED THE COIN---I BOUGHT THE COIN AND A FRIEND OF MINE SAID I WAS CRAZY FOR SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY WITH LITTLE CHANCE TO GET MY MONEY BACK-----I REMINDED HIM I COLLECT TO PLEASE MYSELF-----HOBO NICKELS---HOBO POSTCARDS--WOODEN NICKELS---PAPER NOTES---IT GOES ON AND ON.......YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT A 1965 COIN-----MAYBE A 1947 FOR A BOOMER LIKE ME---BRING ON THE DISCUSSIONS........
BY THE WAY........MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT WATER IN THE MOAT....JUST AND IDEA