This is a guy bowling right

finally found a nice bowling coin (i think) it is a guy bowling right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-S-PROOF-Lo...ryZ41107QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

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that is a discus throw coin sorry

 

ohhhhh.....good thing I went here first before I bid this time

thanks for the help

stainless

 

Stainless, I know you've been advised before, several times, but I think it really is time to take a little break from the buying and do some reading... Just a bit of helpful advice, you still seem all over the place in the things you post your interest in and in need of a lot of advice on all of them.

 

Bowling?

The discus throw is a classic image of the olympic games, and was even part of the olympic games of ancient greece.

There is a famous story in greek mythology about discuss throwing...however I don't remember it.




I don't think reading on coins would have helped here however.

 

Good point, although its one that has been made repeatedly.

 

Just keep asking stainless - we will answer questions as we can. We will help keep you learning.

 

Stainless, note that most people here were not there thousands of years ago to see what was actually being thrown. Maybe bowling was the first thing and then as people got lazier, they found that throwing a flat object was easier. Why would people back then want to just throw something at nothing. Wouldn't it make more CENTS to throw something at something?
I'm with you on the bowling thing.:hammer:

 

Last time I checked bowling was not an Olympic sport...

 

Exactly! Isn't this what CT is all about? Thanks for pointing that out Mark. hya:

 

Stainless, you can also check the Redbook that Hobo sent you, you will find the Commems in the back

 

Maybe stainless should look up the feats of Al Oerter. He is the only 4 time olympic champion ever in any event.

 

I just googled him, WOW

 

The discus throwing is commemorated on various world coins. I think Greece had a commemorative 2 euro coins that feature it.

This is one platinum coin from the Soviet Union during the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

 

I agree four in an event is impressive but what about Matthew Pinsent (four golds in consecutive games) and Steve Redgrave (five in consecutive games!). Here's the wiki page for Steve Redgrave

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Redgrave

 

Platinums at 2050 an ounce! thats an expensive Commem coin!

 

It's pretty wild how the Ruskies colorized the background with the image of a spectator's camera. Way ahead of the trend! :goofer:

 

You'd rather have an image of a bowler than the classical depiction of a Greek athlete? Get thee to a glyptotek!

 

Ummmm - yes. He is a decent bowler from what I believe he has posted.