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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 08-09-2008, 05:15 AM   #1 (permalink) cesariojpn Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 710 My Mood: Introducing...The Homer Euro!! Alright, fess up, which one of you yahoo's did it? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_...son_euro_spain   08-09-2008, 06:29 AM   #2 (permalink) Hobo Numismatist In Training     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,027 My Mood: D'oh! __________________ No state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, coin money . . . - US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 ANA LM-3799; OHNS LM-59; SUSCC R-4005. All coins stored in bank safe deposit box.   08-09-2008, 06:51 AM   #3 (permalink) randygeki Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,040 My Mood: The US needs something like that, and like the bullwinkle quarter.   08-09-2008, 07:43 PM   #4 (permalink) cesariojpn Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 710 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Hobo D'oh! Guilty party I see.   08-09-2008, 08:00 PM   #5 (permalink) Darkfenix Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: ontario canada Posts: 296 My Mood: def be an interesting thing to find. reminds me of the US nickle i found where the inside has been cut to be in the shape of a christian cross and the outside still reads "in god we trust" lol very interesting adaptations to coins :P   08-09-2008, 08:11 PM   #6 (permalink) CoinGal07 Still Collecting   Join Date: May 2007 Location: In my Home Posts: 736 My Mood: I'd check with Bart -- looks like something he'd do ...   08-10-2008, 12:12 AM   #7 (permalink) covert coins Coin Hoarder   Join Date: May 2008 Location: UP of Michigan Posts: 791 My Mood: I would rather have the Simpson quarters instead of the national parks.   07-05-2009, 02:04 AM   #8 (permalink) Fawney Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9 Its an Egyptian tetradrachm of emperor Antoninus Pius, dated year 5, with Artemis on the reverse. Struck in Alexandria. It should date from 143-144 AD. While surfing the web looking for information on a old what I thought was a roman coin I came across this site and low and behold there was my coin. I found the above description and a picture of it. What I would like to found is the value and the history on it.   07-05-2009, 02:07 AM   #9 (permalink) Fawney Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9 No bodies been on this talk page since 2008   07-05-2009, 06:01 AM   #10 (permalink) chrisild Coin Collector     Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NW · DE · EU Posts: 2,077 Quote: Originally Posted by Fawney No bodies been on this talk page since 2008 That's how old the "Homer Simpson Euro" story is. Here http://www.flickr.com/photos/blacksheepy/2742522360/ for example is a photo of that piece. Christian   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Hi to all, See cross scratch in coin from | Updated Roman Imperial Coin Reference » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Mintmarks on the Euro coins. Aidan Work World & Ancient Coins 17 04-11-2007 06:29 AM The Euro GDJMSP Countries 1 08-13-2006 03:51 PM Euro coin designs to be updated chrisild World & Ancient Coins 17 06-08-2005 06:07 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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