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Great coins, everyone!  Here's a 2004 British pound coin showing the Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and winner of a recent vote as the greatest man-made sight in Scotland. Over 8,000 feet in length, it's the second-longest single cantilever span bridge in the world (after the Quebec Bridge in Canada) and was opened in 1890:  My photo shows the bridge from a different angle, as I took it from a cruise ship sailing out of Rosyth in October 2017: 
Edited by NumisRob 08/23/2019 05:03 am
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Quote: Here's a 2004 British pound coin showing the Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and winner of a recent vote as the greatest man-made sight in Scotland. Excellent! 
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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2008 1,000 Guaranies from Paraguay showing the National Pantheon:  The Pantheon viewed from my hotel room in Asuncion in November 1990: 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice! 
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Quote: Hungary 200 forint 2009 - Szechenyi Chain Bridge Excellent! 
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US, 1991s, Half Dollar Mount Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota  
Edited by Standfast 09/20/2019 1:48 pm
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Quote: US, 1991s, Half Dollar Mount Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota Well done. 
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* Tokens * (Canada - Local Dollar Tokens) 1975 Stampede Dollar - Calgary, Alberta.   Fort Calgary is located on the same land on which the Northwest Mounted Police built the original fort in 1875. — Photo courtesy Fort Calgary 
Edited by Dorado 09/23/2019 4:22 pm
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Very nice! 
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Quote: Iran 10 rials 1996 (1375) - tomb of Ferdousi Very nice! 
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Basse-Normandie French 10-euro coin issued in 2011 showing Mont St. Michel:   Scanned slide from a family holiday in the 1970s: 
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Quote: Basse-Normandie French 10-euro coin issued in 2011 showing Mont St. Michel: Lovely! 
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