1970 Operation Atlantis 1 Deca Coin

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EDM Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 10/11/2020 12:54 pm I wasn't sure where to put this topic so feel free to move it. Back in 1970 my dad's cousin's husband was a bit of a wealthy libertarian near D.C. He got involved as an investor in "Operation Atlantis", an effort to start their own libertarian country by building on a reef in international waters in the Caribbean. They even minted their own coins. He gave me one. They are the size of a quarter dollar. The effort failed when it was destroyed by a hurricane. There are just a few photos of these coins on the internet, and I found a site that values them at $120.00? Have any of you seen these things before? Here's my coin: Edited by EDM 10/11/2020 6:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 10/11/2020 2:39 pm Interesting! That is listed in Krause "Unusual World coins" as X#7 Report this Post to the Staff
EDM Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 09:00 am Thankyou! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 10:22 am Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
MicronationsBook New Member Australia 1 Posts	Posted 03/21/2022 5:25 pm Dear EDM, I work in the law faculty at a university in Australia, looking at micronations. I have recently finished a book on the people and stories behind many of the most prominent micronations around the world. I look at the motivations behind their founding as well as their attempts to gain recognition as a real country. Noting that no micronation has ever gained statehood, I also consider whether they nonetheless succeeded in their aims, including by drawing political and media attention to a particular issue. One of the micronations that I look at is Operation Atlantis. I was hoping to include a reproduction of the Deca Coin in the book. Is it possible for you to send a hi-res image of this coin? I would be very happy to send you a complimentary copy of the book once it has been published in return (November 2022). Could you please email me and we can discuss? Happy to provide more details of course. Many thanks, MicronationsBook Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 03/21/2022 7:39 pm to the Community, MicronationsBook! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 03/21/2022 10:14 pm @ MicronationsBook To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Rxman1 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/17/2022 09:55 am I would love to know where you found the quote of $120.00 on the Deca. I have many of these Deca coins and would love to know anyone who has any interest at all in them or Operation Atlantis. Roger Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 11/17/2022 11:20 pm The quote likely came from the NGC website, which includes these coins because it includes all coins found in the "Unusual world coins" catalogue of unofficial, fantasy and micronation coinages. Here's the link: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...duid-1231523 As for selling them, put them on ebay, or through coin auction houses. People who know what they are will find them. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Rxman1 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 11:30 am Dear Sap, Thank you so very much for that information. It could be of great help to many people. Roger Report this Post to the Staff
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