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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Thank you, Hondo Boguss. Silver Swans are one of my favorite coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
25958 Posts |
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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United States
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very nice Australia coin Gary!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
25958 Posts |
Thank you, Dearborn. The high reliefs are thick coins.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice purchase, GLB49!  Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
25958 Posts |
Thank you, Errers and Varietys.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
3306 Posts |
Great addition GLB.
Cheers Bryan
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
25958 Posts |
Thank you, Bryan. I like collecting proofs.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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. I like collecting proofs. Real collectors get the proofs.  Your high relief kangaroo looks pretty good, much better detail than the swan. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thank you, crab eater. I'm very pleased with the kangaroo.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's a really nice coin, GLB.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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United States
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Nice example! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thank you, Hondo Boguss. It is very nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1058 Posts |
Wading through 2+ boxes of British Oceania coins and tokens preparatory to shipping them out for auction next year, I came across this brassy little piece, which I believe is my only post-Victoria token from anywhere in "The British World." Issued in 1905 for use at the bar in New Zealand's Wanganui Cosmopolitan Club, they were withdrawn less than two years later, so survivors are often found in excellent condition similar to mine.
Their background -- as well as the Club's -- is covered admirably in this 1979 article by D.R. Kidd in the New Zealand Numismatic Journal. Kidd informs us that the Maori gentleman depicted on the obverse of this token is carrying a taiaha over his right shoulder. A quick search tells us that this traditional weapon represents "not only martial prowess but also the mana (prestige, authority, power) of its wielder..." 
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice example! Thank you, jbuck. I guess we were posting at the same time. |
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