My 5k Coin Giveaway!

It came. OH IT JUST CAME!
A silly, old coin which, while overlooked by some is much appreciated by me.
As soon as I got it out of the envelope and took a closer look, I saw some happy words: "Konigreijk Der Nederlanden":
The Kingdom of the Netherlands." My favorite country!
And the year: 1878.
The first thing that I thought: "When did Belgium separate itself from the Netherlands? [1831 - the year of its constitution]
But that is just history, and coins are often a window on history for me.
A silly, one cent piece that would be overlooked by many, but which reminded me of the joy I used to feel pouring over the "cheap" boxes of the coins of my youth. I would come home with two coins: one for which I paid $25 and an another for which I paid $0.25.
BOTH were precious to me.
So my thanks to you, DVCollector, for helping me to reconnect with my memories.
Matthew

Got my coin in the mail today. I just love it so much! It's my new favorite foreign coin!

Glad you like them!

Got my coin a while ago too. Thanks again for the contest, it was a lot of fun!

Got my coin a few days ago. I meant to type 34 instead of 32. Still, thanks!

Thats a great idea and contest love it DV

I hope there will be another that I could enter into .. New to the site and really liking how friendly you all are and willingness to help each and every person that posts .. Amazing .. and DV your so generous , I wouldnt care if it was a road rashed penny from 2012 , just the thought and the time your taking to do this , amazes me ..

glad to know there is still awesome , and caring people willing to share with other and let them experience that *what is it* feeling when you receive and unknown coin (ive always liked going through my great uncles coins from poland/germany just a walk through history for me)

sorry to ramble just wanted to show some appreciation to your post and you DV ! Glad to be a part of the family here ..

\m/phil\m/

It's been a month since I shipped the coins--I hope everyone received theirs.