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1913-D Variety 2 Buffalo nickel Seven years after the Denver Mint stating minting coins as a Branch Mint (assuming we do not count its time as an assay office). (My oldest Philadelphia coin was minted 14 years after it opened). |
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Any mint? Any mint that minted a nation's coinage. |
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Good challenge for us @arkie. I'm gonna have to dig around and see what I can find.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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The Rebuilt Royal Mint in London was finished in 1811 by Robert Smirke. At first Bank tokens were struck there and proper coinage resumed on 22 June 1816 including this Halfcrown.   Although built between 1809 and 1811 - it minted tokens to 1816 and these don't count really as coinage as distribution was limited to 3 silver denominations and not accepted by all. Previous coinage had been minted at the Tower of London, it was also the first coinage using steam presses giving perfectly round coins. |
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Participation point 1798 6 Years after the mint was opened   |
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Anyone else?  |
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Ok well, here is a 1948-dated 25 Mils from the newly formed country of Israel. Of course, coins have been minted in this region for at least two millennia, but this was the first year of any coins from modern Israel. Either this is a pretty good entry, or the worst one so far...  As to the specifics of the mint, here is what numista has to say about that: Quote:*Contemporary written information on the exact location of the Mints is sketchy and contradictory. It is presumed that an initial unsuccessful batch of coins dated 5708/1948 was minted at a workshop in the Hakirya compound in Tel Aviv (the former German Templer colony of Sarona). The balance of 5708/1948-dated coins was minted at the Michsaf cutlery factory in Holon, a fact which is well documented. Michsaf also minted a large quantity of coins dated 5709/1949, probably the "Open link" variety. Several sources indicate that a sizeable number of coins were minted in Jerusalem, but no written documentation about the location and name of the Mint is available. http://sheqel.info/2-2.htm   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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We will give it until tonight, then wrap it up.
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 Canada, 1908, 25 cent. 1908 was the first year of the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa. Anyone with a Canadian 1908 50 cent piece can beat this entry. |
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And Oriole sneaks in under the wire. As the coin issued in the first year the mint was in operation with the highest intrinsic value, Oriole wins.
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And Oriole sneaks in under the wire. As the coin issued in the first year the mint was in operation with the highest intrinsic value, Oriole wins.  |
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I have been away from this thread for a while, but I am pleased that it keeps on going.
For the next challenge (if this has been done already, I will come up with something else), it is a celebration of the vegetative life. Leaves, in particular, since in the northern hemisphere we are now in the season with leaves.
Please post coins with leaves. The point scheme is quite simple:
1 point for every leaf, and the maximum number of leaves wins.
Rules:
1. It must be a coin
2. You must be able to make out the individual leaf, so a tree does not count for 100,000 leaves.
3. It must be the leaf of a tree, shrub, or vine (with woody stems). No grass or annual plants. The leaf does not necessarily need to be attached to the plant (so for example wreaths with leaves and the Canadian maple leaf would be eligible provided you can identify the leaf and the plant it is from).
Let us say that the closing date is 7 pm on Wednesday July 1.
I hope that there are no "loopholes" to these rules, but if you need some clarity let me know.
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Sounds like a fun challenge
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