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Bacchus2
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 Posted 03/09/2010 07:17 am
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I usually Detest, with a capital D, gimicky modern coins that are produced for "collectors". I much prefer actual coins used (or intended for use) as actual currency- ideally 400 years old plus.
But I just couldn't resist these - they were only a couple of quid and are really tacky -- but I kinda like them.
They are all Cuban 1 Pesos with a Pirate theme.
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chrisild
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Posted 03/09/2010 08:19 am
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You could have mine ... if I had any of those.  Don't really like colored coins. Color in the sense of bimetallic is OK, but these pieces, right, quite tacky. Besides, I wonder whether female pirates actually fought that way ...
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Nicholas
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United States
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Posted 03/09/2010 09:57 am
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Those are some pretty cool designs. I'm not a fan of colorized coins if they are done by a third party, but if a mint does it themselves then that's not as bad.
I wonder what the women had against buttons? :D
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omahaorange
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United States
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Posted 03/09/2010 12:55 pm
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Those are really different, and yes, quite tacky. With that said, I would love to add them to my collection. As far as the female pirates, if you were in the fight, where would your primary focus actually be? Seems a pretty good tactic to me.
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thai-vic
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Thailand
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Posted 03/09/2010 9:51 pm
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Not having seen the coins featuring the female pirates before removal how about their names so I can google?
I think I'm with the majority and think they're tacky but each to his/her own. I would keep them in my collection if I got them for nothing but I certainly wouldn't spend any hard-earned on them.
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Sap
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Libertad
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biglite351
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United States
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Posted 03/11/2010 07:53 am
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These are great. For some odd reason we have a running pirate joke in my office. I think one of the women had a problem with her eye right before I got hired on. She had to wear an eye patch for a little bit and the pirate jokes took off. I think that she actually started the jokes. I actually know that National Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19. These coins would bring the house down.
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chrisild
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Archraz
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Posted 03/11/2010 8:39 pm
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chrisild- Ah so that is why those pics were removed before I had a chance to see them. Honestly, the subject matter is cool, but since they are not real coins I would have to pass on them.
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Bacchus2
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United Kingdom
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Posted 03/12/2010 12:40 am
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I wouldn't say they are not real coins - at least Krause considers them to be real coins - but they are specificially for the tourist market. If memory serves, Cuba operated a dual currenty for locals and tourists for a while - I'm not sure if they still do.
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