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Pillar of the Community
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The SB 60 "coin flip" used a 2015 Paris Mint restrike of the Libertas Americana medal which was modified by the US Mint. The NFL owns the medal and plans to donate it to the Smithsonian after the game:  " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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United States
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I saw that. Very cool coin. I hope it didn't get too many scratches.
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Pillar of the Community
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Leave it to the idiots at the NFL to see a need to engrave "heads" and "tails" on the medal. . .were they afraid the referee wouldn't be able to tell the difference ?
Laughable.
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Well to be fair there are three heads and only one tail on the "tails" side of the coin.  Here is a random question for the hive mind. Anyone know if this is the first year that the NFL has done something like this? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very cool medal.  Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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All that said, it's a cool piece.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Funny thing about that coin. I was going to run the coin through ChatGPT but because of the naked baby it would not comply to any prompts.
""We're so sorry, but the image we created may violate our guardrails around nudity, sexuality, or erotic content. If you think we got it wrong, please retry or edit your prompt."
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United States
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I noticed it during the coin flip last night. It would be nice if these were made available to collectors.
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United States
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My ears perked up when the talked about it and it being donated. Pretty cool. |
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hopefully it was flipped in a flip  |
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Leave it to the idiots at the NFL to see a need to engrave "heads" and "tails" on the medal. . .were they afraid the referee wouldn't be able to tell the difference ? Well one side had a 'head' and the other side had several ' Heads' |
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Well one side had a 'head' and the other side had several 'Heads' |
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Pillar of the Community
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Well one side had a 'head' and the other side had several 'Heads' Aha! That means the designation is wrong. The single head side should be "Tails". Why? Because upon the coin toss, team captains always say, "HEADS!" |
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hopefully it was flipped in a flip Dearborn, I was thinking the same thing when it was flipped, but it didn't appear it was from what I could tell. And then they left it on the ground afterwards and the players and attendees were walking all around it before finally someone picked it up... First thing that went through my mind was "well, it's probably a details coin now" |
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Quote: First thing that went through my mind was "well, it's probably a details coin now" With fantastic provenance.  |
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Posted 02/08/2026 8:14 pm
