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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I am still quite lost.  Your avvy looked like a Lion to me at first but now I see the monkey after you mentioned it. I got all the clues but still am scratching my head. I think I will pass on this contest after all ..thanks for offering it up and good luck to those who are playing. I will just sit and watch  Edited by Lucky_13
01/06/2008 6:09 pm
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  United States
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Please do not assume...that there is no room...for one more cluem
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Yay, here comes the third poem? : DDD |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
792 Posts |
"for one more cluem"? Now that's poetic justice!
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Moderator
United States
6563 Posts |
I'm having way too much fun with this. I am however dishearted to not see as much activity here as I'd hoped. Oh well...here be another confusion to see.
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Such a wild ride from the land of randomness
Twas rather cavendish to be seen like this
Paintings in the darkened street of curiosities
Do not be an old jesso to indulge in hypocrisies
Exchanged and sold is the soul of the beginner
To the one who deciphers this shall be the winner
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Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
I found this info, which took forever...
Middlesex DH 905. Very Rare Summer's Halfpenny. The head of a wild man, full face. A WILD MANS HEAD FROM THE LAND OF JESSO TO BE SEEN AT+ Rv. A cypher R.S. DEALER IN CURIOSITIES. In a scallop shell. SUMMER'S MUSEUM NO.24 OLD CAVENDISH STREET OXFORD STREET PAINTINGS BOUGHT SOLD EXCHANGED 1797.
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Moderator
United States
6563 Posts |
Bravo!
You are the winner UNLESS someone finds even more info on this coin. Your info and numerous pictures are as far as I have gotten. Stay sharp and don't let someone take this from you.
If there is some kinda tie I'll figure out something as a tiebreaker I assume.
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Valued Member
United States
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The only other thing I could find was the origin of "the land of Jesso". Apparently it is a region between Japan and the Kurile Islands. I added the link below for a little more info. http://books.google.com/books?id=EM...ocztSfekQerAI also found an image of both obverse and reverse.  And the description of the pictured token from Vcoins: Middlesex 905: Summers' Wild Mans Head from the land of Jesso Choice Glossy Brown Unc. RR; this marriage about three times more rare, and far tougher to acquire in equal condition, than its D&H 906 counterpart. A fantastic obverse type which everyone wants; examples of the "commoner" D&H 906 in recent London auctions have all fetched between $1100-$1600 each. New collectors show up every day, but there will never be any more of these. A token which has done nothing but display a nonstop increase in value over the past three decades. Grab this one now, or the next stop will surely be $2000. Edited by dan8402
01/07/2008 12:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
792 Posts |
I can't even touch that. Give it to him, already! I was about to post some mess about the Cavendish Experiment that was conducted in 1797. Boy, was I way off!
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United States
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Alrighty that'll work. Still looking for some history of the coin itself mainly for the fact of the Summers aspect of it. dan8402 is the winner!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Czech Republic
803 Posts |
GO - fantastic token and a great giveaway idea! Congratulations to the winner :)
Edited by TwoKopeiki
01/07/2008 12:44 am
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United States
6563 Posts |
If only I could get me one of these! But most of them range in price of $350-$1500!! Do remember people! I am and always will be....a charity c ASE |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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owh I guess the year right 1797, but I thgouth it was Jasso or Jusso, not Jesso, lol
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1014 Posts |
Aww, doesn't this contest end on Tuesday? :O
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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