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I was surprised to find that I had a decent coin for that round. My only Ottoman coin. The ranking titles were a pretty fun addition  The next round's challenge coin is a 1724 1/2 batzen from the City of Basel, Switzerland - billon, 1.04g, 18mm County/issuer 3 - Switzerland 2 - borders Switzerland 1 - Europe Date 3 - 1724 2 - 1650-1800 1 - other '24 date. This can be the year on the coin or converted to the Gregorian year. A regnal year of 24 is also accepted Composition 3 - silver, less than 0.500 2 - silver, 0.500 to 0.800 1 - silver, greater than 0.800 Creature 3 - basilisk/cockatrice (rooster + dragon hybrid) 2 - other legendary/mythical hybrid 1 - other legendary/mythical creature Additional points +1 - 17.5-18.5mm diameter +1 - 0.90-1.10g +1 - from the City of Basel +1 - an animal, creature or human holding/supporting a shield +1 - denomination of "1/2" or " half" Maximum score is 17 Round will end Monday, July 18 at 7pm forum time Points ties will be broken by "closest match." +1 participation point for replying "go fish"
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Not the nicest of coins, but this is a 1666 Sweden 1 ore. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces39565.htmlCounty/issuer 1 - Europe (Sweden) Date 2 - 1650-1800 (1666) Composition 3 - silver, less than 0.500 (0.313) Additional points +1 - 17.5-18.5mm diameter (18.4mm) Total 7 points
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Triggersmob - 7 Dorado, I'm going to need you to total your points, please. I'm surprised jbuck hasn't posted a silver Ike yet 
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Quote: Dorado, I'm going to need you to total your points, please. County/issuer 3 - Switzerland Composition 3 - silver, less than 0.500 (Bullion) Creature 2 - other legendary/mythical hybrid . ?
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Go fish. 
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Quote: 2 - other legendary/mythical hybrid . ? I was hoping you knew this for certain. That was what I was unsure about. With a little searching, it appears that the Geneva coat of arms pictures half of the eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. Triggersmob - 7 Dorado - 6 Only a couple hours left!
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Quote: I was hoping you knew this for certain. That was what I was unsure about. With a little searching, it appears that the Geneva coat of arms pictures half of the eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. Thanks !  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._in_folklore
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I don't have many 1700s era coins, and just a few with silver, for this round, I will have to say go fish for +1... 
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Well it looks like triggersmob is still the winner, even with the late entries 
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Quote: Well it looks like triggersmob is still the winner, even with the late entries 
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Well, I didn't expect that. I'll try and get the next round organised when I come home from work.
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Congratulations !  triggersmob
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OK here is the next challenge.   Rule number one. You can't use this same coin. 3 points for a coin from Australia 2 points for a coin from anywhere else in Oceania. 1 point for a coins from anywhere else. 3 points for a coin with denomination of 50 2 points for a coin with denomination less than 50 1 point for a coin with denomination over 50 1 point for each side on the coin, does not include front and back side, only the edge. Round coins score 1 point. Triangular 3 points etc. 3 points for 2 explorers on the coin. 2 points for 1 explorer on the coin. 1 extra point for each explorer over 2 3 points for any Monarch on the obverse of the coin. 2 points for other national leader on the obverse of the coin. 1 point for any other person on the obverse of the coin. 3 points for coin dated 1998 2 points for a coin dated in the 1990s 1 point for a coin in the 20th century 3 points for a copper-nickel coin 2 points for a silver coin 1 point for any other material. Other points +1 for any ship on the coin +1 for any map on the coin Let's see that you got.
Edited by triggersmob 07/20/2022 5:31 pm
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