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We have a winner: -Arkie with 24 points. Congratulations!  Quote:
The floor is yours!  |
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United States
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What is the largest real animal (i.e., no dragons) represented on a coin?   |
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Canada
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1998 Canada. 50 cents.   (Educational Purpose*) The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed. The Blue Whale's tongue weighs around 2.7 metric tons (5,952 pounds), about the size of an average Asian Elephant and its heart weighs about 600 kg (1,300 lb) and is the largest known in any animal. Not only is the heart similar size to a mini-cooper car but also comparable in weight.  Edited by Dorado
03/02/2020 11:04 pm
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United States
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United States -- 50 cents, 1935:   I assume this is a whale, since Hundon NY used to be a whaling center. The whaling industry in Hudson isn't what it used to be. |
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I don't have anything with a blue whale (that I know of, at least) in my collection, alas, so here's a sperm whale...   I apologize for the (lack of) photo quality. |
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The biggest thing I have is a Bison ("American Buffalo"). 1913-S Variety 2 Buffalo nickel |
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Looks like the whales have it. 1973 Libera 5 Dollars   |
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Well, it's been 3 days, so I'll call it here. I have no expertise on whales, so I will say first whale wins. Dorado, take it away.
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I have no expertise on whales, so I will say first whale wins. Dorado, take it away. |
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Canada
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so I will say first whale wins. Dorado, take it away. Let me  something for tomorrow night... |
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Canada
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The new contest. -Any colored coin or token. -Any country -Any metal (gold,silver,copper etc etc) -The biggest size wins the contest. -The contest starts tonight at 9 pm and finishes in 3 days. .(Monday March 9th at 9 pm) Good luck to everyone! The dime as an example- *size*   |
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Canada -- 25 dollars, 2015:   30.76g 36.15mm |
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