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...  ...gonna be one saddle(less) sore son'o'briches ... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Seeing these coins almost every day since I was a young child, the novelty has rather worn off. But when I first saw the British decimal 10p with the lion wearing a crown, I thought it looked rather silly and unnatural. We'd had crowned lions on our coins before, but they'd always been very formal and heraldic. Ironside's lion was almost naturalistic but was wearing a crown - perhaps to show he was King of the Jungle!  The 5 pence coin design introduced in 1968 was also a bit strange - surely the crown would just crush the thistle?  Edited by NumisRob
02/08/2024 08:21 am
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Interesting perspectives.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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When I find the person who did this to my tail, I'm gonna tear them limb from limb with my claws!  During the great postwar lumberjack shortage, Norway had to make do with specially-trained lions:  |
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Nice examples! |
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Pillar of the Community
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NumisRob, from now on I won't be able to look at Norway's arms without smiling!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't have any coins that make me laugh, but I have several that make me cry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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...Maybe I'm being a little too picky, here, but this ad caught my attention ... this website's advertising dept. personnel are obviously not sticklers for detail ... but, ha ha anyway ...  |
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United States
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...and we don't mind if you forget to remove the gold coin; we will still pay you the 90% silver coin price.
Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Whoops! |
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Quote:
Advertisements with coins in can be funny...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another "bad hair" entry. Or is that his brains on the outside? Sweden 1 Krona 1968  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice example, Hondo. Errers and Varietys.
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Australia
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I've seen this one pop up a few times. Always gives me a bit of a chuckle.  |
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