Weekly Coin Giveaway #1

So, Oz got me to thinking about my Christmas coin giveaways. Why not start now? So, I will offer one coin per week until the last week of the year. Friday is a good time to do it. Will these be blockbuster coins? No. Modest to say the least, but I will draw randomly from my big pile of stuff. Open to anyone in the world, for any reason or no reason. If you want it, just ask to be put on the list. All will be unattributed (the idea is to get people to check things out and do research). I'll do as Oz did and just put everyones name on a paper and pull the winner at random next Friday (no time set, just when I feel like it!).

For this week:

 

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Sure, add my name to the list. Why not?

 

FREE COIN FRIDAY!!!!!!



i'm not throwing my hat in the ring on this one, but that's pretty darn awesome of you to do ken!

 

F.C.F. FTW!

Sure... heck I'm in! Thanks, Ken!

 

I didn't know ink stamps dated back to the ancient Greeks!





Took me some time to realize it was actually an upside-down trident!)

I'm in too, don't have a coin with a trident (neither many Greeks for that matter, but I've definitely expanded a little this year), so might as well!

 

That's a great little trident. Please add me to the list!

 

The above makes this much more interesting but IDing some will be a real challenge for most of us. Since it is hard to tell from photos unless we are good at reading clues like how wide is a finger, it might not hurt to give a diameter or, in some cases, a metal. It might be easier to find if you know if it is AR9 or AE11.

 

Nice of you Ken. Im in!

 

Add me in. Looks like a interesting coin

 

No hints from me. Nada. But this is a good time to point to a great book, Greek Coin Types and Their Identification, by Richard Plant. It lists thousands of types, and one can search sections (such as 'trident') to point them in the right direction. A good book, and I think all should have a copy.

 

Add me in please!

 

Very cool Ken - count me in!

 

I really like the reverse... please put me on the list !

 

Thoroughly agree, especially for beginners. I was horrified when I started collecting Greeks that I had to know where it came from before I could ID it. This book saved my sanity.

 

Add me in! Thank you!!!

 

That's awesome Kent. This is going to be a lot of fun to follow. I hope these coins get in the hands of well deserving newbies.

Don't add me though, leave it for far more deserving people.

 

I'm in, thanks!

 

Count me in Ken and thanks for being a nice guy.

 

Tell that to my wife!!?

 

I think I recognize the type as originating in a region where many of my ancestors are from, so count me in too, please.