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Very nice!  |
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Great Wakehurst item and information. |
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I continue to play around with new ways to make especially interesting elongateds. I pressed both of these today. In the first instance, once again for that Geronimo motif I've utilized a cent from the year of his death, 1909. This time, the host coin was darkly stained/encrusted. So what I did was attach a bronze brush to my trusty Dremel® and vigorously work the central device on the obverse. I'm quite pleased with the resulting contrast - sort of an "enhanced" elongated, if you will.   The other I'm showing here was made from a 1954-S wheatie that appeared to have been gold washed. This also turned out very nice in my opinion.  Colligo ergo sum
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A couple of elongated 5-cent coins from Europe's two most notorious nightlife centres: Amsterdam's famous Red Light District:  The Reeperbahn in Hamburg:  |
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Nice adds Lucky and Numis |
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I continue to play around with new ways to make especially interesting elongateds. I pressed both of these today. Well done!  Quote:
A couple of elongated 5-cent coins from Europe's two most notorious nightlife centres: Very nice!
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A couple from Minnesota. I must have got these from someone in the USA, as I've never been to Owatonna...  |
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A couple from Minnesota. I must have got these from someone in the USA, as I've never been to Owatonna... Very nice!
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 The host coin in this instance can just barely be made out to be a 1916-S. This was undoubtedly the most infamous, controversial, and risqué exhibit at the "Century of Progress" exposition. See: https://chicagology.com/centuryprog.../1933fair09/ Be sure to watch the short (under 4 minutes long) film clip embedded in this webpage. Ooh la la!
Colligo ergo sum
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03/15/2019 8:24 pm
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...I've never been to Owatonna... Heritage Halls closed down in 2001. The museum's trio of T-38 Talon jets with USAF Thunderbird paint schemes was relocated to the Owatonna Degner Regional Airport. 
Colligo ergo sum
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Here's what may be the most common motif for "Century of Progress" fair elongateds, a depiction of the Sky Ride. There are numerous variations on this theme. This particular specimen is a bit unusual for being rolled with a die that was borderless. The host coin can only be identified so far as being a 192X-S. That last digit was unfortunately just totally obliterated.  See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Ride Colligo ergo sum
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I rather liked this one for its "art deco" flavor.  The host coin is a can only barely be discerned to be a Lincoln cent. Colligo ergo sum
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A replica of Fort Dearborn was constructed for the "Century of Progress" exposition. There're several variations of this elongated, but I think this version exhibits the highest relief and most detail, as well as getting the visual perspective right.  The host coin is a 1913 cent. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dearborn Colligo ergo sum
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As with many other older elongateds, there are several variations of this design. This version is deemed to exhibit the most detail.  The host coin in this instance is a 1927-S. Colligo ergo sum
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