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All PM's Rec'd. The envelopes were sent yesterday....  |
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Thanks  I also would like to ask everyone who won, to put up a picture of your favorite coin from the packages you receive, all right? Edited by DL20K
09/25/2008 06:03 am
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well no problem, just say what it is |
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Good idea!  |
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I hope you five find something you like. They were all loose in a cup and I just poured an amount into five bags and mailed. It looked to be about 10 - 14 coins per bag. Some old, some new. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them. DL20K - I threw a bonus older US coin in your bag since you were the only winner from the dark side. |
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I like surprises though it will be a long time before I get it. Thanks! |
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It appears mine has arrived first! Thank you very much! I like them all, lots of new additions, but only, One New Country.So that's the one I pick. We welcome Lebanon to the collection!  After a quick wash and dry, she's album ready! Edited by COINAHOLIC
09/25/2008 8:32 pm
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I've never seen that one before! Edited by DL20K
09/26/2008 04:37 am
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I being tempted... by the dark side... |
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They arrived today! Thanks!
I am sadly taking-identifiable-pictures-impaired, but my favorite is the one I have not yet identified. It is bronze, slightly larger than a nickel, with a bearded man with military-style suite and tie on one side, and a lion wearing a crown and holding a staff on the other. The writing is clearly not Japanese or Chinese.
I'm sure my Krause guide and I will get it figured out before too long.
Thanks again!
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Ethiopia by any chance? Anyway 2 of 5 packages have arrived Edited by DL20K
09/27/2008 4:32 pm
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Bilbo, I'd also guess Haile Selassie on an Ethiopian coin. I got my coins yesterday--thanks Ken! France 5 Francs 1971 Bahama 25c 1979 Hong Kong 20c |
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I am glad they are making it to there destinations safely. I was not sure what country those were from either. I looked up ethiopian coins on ebay and you are correct on your guesses. Pretty impressive, since you did not even see the coin that Bilbo was talking about. Here are the stories behind the coins. I always like the history to travel with them. The modern issues like those from Britain and Hong Kong were brought back from my wife's trips as a flight attendant. She just didn't spend all her change before leaving. The others were given to me by a next door neighbor when I was little kid. She was older and had trouble walking. I used to take out her trash and buy her cigarettes and cat food from the corner store. I can't believe the store used to sell me cigarettes as a 8 year old, just because I had a hand written note.  Her son was in the military and she did a lot of traveling. I kept them, but was never a world coin collector. I decided that they would be more appreciated if they were sent on their way. To all the winners, thanks for sharing which coins you like the best. I think that was a great idea by DL20K. Hopefully the trip to Poland does not take to long for his envelope. Ken Edited by MINT_MARQ
09/27/2008 7:26 pm
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You guys are good!
Ethiopia, 10 cents, KM34.
Interestingly, though dated 1944, they were minted in Philadelphia 1945-63, Birmingham 1964-66, and London 1974-75.
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