Ancient Secret Santa 2015

I recommend that when you get a name and alias to whom you are supposed to give something, search for their old posts to see what interests them. My person seems to like Greek tetradrachms, but I don't think I will give him/her (no hints!) a nice one. There were a few posts on other topics, so I think I can come up with something that will be appreciated without breaking the bank.

 

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I don't know how others would feel about receiving a book or catalog, but I'd love that!

 

ANYTHING! Even a baloney sandwich. I will appreciate whatever is gifted.

 

mmmm, bologna

 

Well, a boloney sandwich may cause me a bit of disappointment---but I'll LOVE ANY coin gift that comes my way!!!

 

3 different posts and 3 different spellings for bologna ...

=> thank God I sent ham!!

 

Hmmm... I love FRIED baloney sandwiches! Much better taste.

 

What's worse than three spellings of that cold cut is that all three are actually correct....

Hmmm, Is this a coin talk thread or a Oscar Mayer commercial???

 

I bought another ancient today, but this one was for my secret Santa. This is the first time in the hobby I buy a coin for someone else, and although an inexpensive coin, it was a real beauty, one that I personally would have been proud to own.

There must be something to this ancient coins community which I just joined when for the first time ever I managed to put the selfish coin collector gene aside, got a coin I would have liked owning, and happily shared it with someone else.

 

well, i just finished my secret saturnalia shopping. checked through their old posts many times and rejected several coins because they already had one or something similar. i picked up a coin that they didn't have, and went out on a limb a tad bit... i'm a bit nervous they wont like it...i hope they do.

 

A bit nervous too about how my giftee will like it (or not), but prevented that by choosing a coin from my own collection (suggesting if I like it others should too) rather than buying one purposely

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I've been looking for something for my giftee, but so far have come up empty handed. I may do just the same as Cucumbor.

 

I agree with @Cucumbor. I searched thru past threads, and found a coin from my personal collection which I know my giftee does not have. I have cherished it for over 10 years, but am pleased to help build someone else's ancient collection.

 

If you have me, I want an Athenian Owl, but if for some strange and incomprehensible reason you do not fancy spending $1,500 on my gift, I will settle for a nice 4rth century Roman coin, a Ptolemaic Bronze, or a cheap Republican or Roman denarii or other denomination of coinage where you can still read the emperor's name/or inscription and somewhat tell who it is.

Or you can just get me anything you'd like. That's fine too...as long as its an Athenian Owl

 

OK folks, we have 22 signed up and matched at this point. If you sent me a PM and I didn't assign you a giftee, please let me know! My poor inbox is flooded at this point, and I've tried to keep careful track of all the matches on a spreadsheet, but it's entirely possible I missed someone.

 

Oooow, I can hardly wait for my pony to arrive!!

 

Steve your bucket of ice my be melted and refroze into a block of ice..

 

And we all certainly appreciate all the work you put forward in this community.

Hopefully the person I received will be pleasantly surprised.

 

Just the effort and thought that I see going into this year's gift-giving ensures that I'll be happy with whatever I receive, regardless of what it is.

I'm away from home for two weeks, but I know exactly what from my collection will be going to my giftee. It's a bit of a trek for the biga express to get from my place to theirs, but hopefully they'll be receiving it by the second week of December.

 

Who wouldn't be happy with a pony?!!