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By the way, Michael Kish, that is an extremely cool contribution. I have very few ancient coins, so I was not aware of any with birds on them until now.
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Franklin Mint coins. These were not made for circulation, but I guess you would like these. British Virgin Islands Osprey, Yellow warbler, Magnificent frigatebird, et al.    Belize Great curassow, Jabiru, Roseate spoonbill, Ringed kingfisher, Laughing falcon, Keel-billed toucan, et al.       |
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2006 Canada $5.00 Proof Peregrine Falcon with nestlings  |
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self-explanatory  |
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I'll dip into my token collection because nobody can stop me. Here are four from Alberta:  The blue heron is the symbol of Barrhead, and they have a statue of one in town somewhere. Your guess is as good as mine...  Meanwhile, Grande Prairie (North America's northernmost farm city) is known as the "Swan City" because of a nearby population of the (formerly critically endangered) trumpeter swan.  Jasper issued a lot of nature-themed tokens: this one depicts the ubiquitous Canada goose.  The northern community of Lac La Biche apparently also found inspiration in the blue heron. |
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Ranking as one of the coolest fossil finds ever, a feather (and later a skeleton) of the earliest known "bird" was discovered in 1861. Archaeopteryx, about the size of a crow, lived 150 million years ago. It was fully feathered but also had small teeth and a long bony tail. While modern birds may or may not be direct descendants, Archaeopteryx represents a link of birds with dinosaurs. The 150 year anniversary of its discovery in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria was commemorated in a German 10 euro silver proof coin.  As a bonus, the obverse depicts a rather lifelike Bundesadler (federal eagle) I've not seen elsewhere. The edge of the coin is inscribed with the words "Archaeopteryx Zeuge der Evolution" (Witness the Evolution). |
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This page is chock full of coins I have never seen. Excellent page, guys!
The archaeopteryx always fascinated me, ever since I was a child. The fact that it is silver makes me want one even more!
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06/26/2016 8:45 pm
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Don't think we've seen this one yet:   |
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Running out of birds  |
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Recently, when I discovered the 1894 & 1895 German New Guinea coins (10 Pfennig, 1/2, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 Mark), I decided I want to start a bird collection, as well. I do not yet own one of these beauties, as they are a little rare and expensive (honestly I would prefer to hold out for the silver). These are quite tough to come by, and underpriced in the catalog, IMO. Here are the two I have right now:   |
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Yay! I knew I could count on the notion that someone would post that one, jdmern!
Those are both so nice.. I am a sucker for pretty copper, but the high-grade silver ones, I notice, all seem to have such a lovely patina; yours is no exception!
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Running out of birds No worries, I am sure we will have plenty more bird themed ATB Quarters coming out that you can add to you collection.  |
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