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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26519201, member: 10461"]Here is an original ticket to the exposition. I gave it away in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/closed-the-its-about-time-i-had-another-giveaway-because-h8_modern-is-so-awesome-contest.296746/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/closed-the-its-about-time-i-had-another-giveaway-because-h8_modern-is-so-awesome-contest.296746/">my very first giveaway (#01)</a> on these forums.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/columbianexpoticket1893-obv-jpg.627591/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/columbianexpoticket1893-rev-jpg.627592/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And speaking of Columbus, and giveaways, and Columbian Exposition half dollars, here's a lot any of you can enter to win in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-132-pick-your-prize.419758/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-132-pick-your-prize.419758/">the <i>current</i> giveaway (#132)</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>(3 coins) 1474-1992 Spain & USA: trio of Christopher Columbus-related coins</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-jpg.1683941/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This is a 3-piece lot of coins relating to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus" rel="nofollow">Christopher Columbus</a> and the European discovery of the New World. One of them is from Columbus' own time.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Coin 1</b> is a circa 1474-1504 AD <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)" rel="nofollow">billon</a> <i>blanca</i> coin of Ferdinand & Isabella, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Monarchs_of_Spain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Monarchs_of_Spain" rel="nofollow">Catholic Monarchs of Spain</a>, who financed his expeditions to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World" rel="nofollow">New World</a> in the 1490s and early 1500s. Diameter: 18 mm.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Coin 2 </b>is a United States 1893 silver <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_half_dollar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_half_dollar" rel="nofollow">Columbian Exposition commemorative</a> half dollar. Its type is <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4396.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4396.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-4396</a>. While this 1893 issue is more common than the 1892 of the same type, this is a handsome About Uncirculated example.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Coin 3</b> is a United States 1992-S clad proof <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus_Quincentenary_coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus_Quincentenary_coins" rel="nofollow">Christopher Columbus Quincentenary commemorative</a> half dollar. Its type is <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24510.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24510.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-24510</a>. The San Francisco Mint struck 390,154 proofs of this type. The faint scuff marks seen in the pictures are mostly if not all on the plastic of the mint capsule, not the coin itself.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This could be an entertaining and enjoyable lot for students or teachers.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-jpg.1683941/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-jpg.1683941/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643224-7bf367f65c625c587f04f0a0fe3ac231.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/02-jpg.1683942/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/02-jpg.1683942/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643225-e974c19a1f806038b42a94575f7bb7ba.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/03-jpg.1683943/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/03-jpg.1683943/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643226-acba88f8ae14aa06c5cef808879312bb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/04-jpg.1683944/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/04-jpg.1683944/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643227-8cd3bdf1fa9babaee36579992ac74336.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26519201, member: 10461"]Here is an original ticket to the exposition. I gave it away in [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/closed-the-its-about-time-i-had-another-giveaway-because-h8_modern-is-so-awesome-contest.296746/']my very first giveaway (#01)[/URL] on these forums. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/columbianexpoticket1893-obv-jpg.627591/[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/columbianexpoticket1893-rev-jpg.627592/[/IMG] And speaking of Columbus, and giveaways, and Columbian Exposition half dollars, here's a lot any of you can enter to win in [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-132-pick-your-prize.419758/']the [I]current[/I] giveaway (#132)[/URL]. [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B](3 coins) 1474-1992 Spain & USA: trio of Christopher Columbus-related coins[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-jpg.1683941/[/IMG] This is a 3-piece lot of coins relating to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus']Christopher Columbus[/URL] and the European discovery of the New World. One of them is from Columbus' own time. [B]Coin 1[/B] is a circa 1474-1504 AD [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)']billon[/URL] [I]blanca[/I] coin of Ferdinand & Isabella, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Monarchs_of_Spain']Catholic Monarchs of Spain[/URL], who financed his expeditions to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World']New World[/URL] in the 1490s and early 1500s. Diameter: 18 mm. [B]Coin 2 [/B]is a United States 1893 silver [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_half_dollar']Columbian Exposition commemorative[/URL] half dollar. Its type is [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4396.html']Numista-4396[/URL]. While this 1893 issue is more common than the 1892 of the same type, this is a handsome About Uncirculated example. [B]Coin 3[/B] is a United States 1992-S clad proof [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus_Quincentenary_coins']Christopher Columbus Quincentenary commemorative[/URL] half dollar. Its type is [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24510.html']Numista-24510[/URL]. The San Francisco Mint struck 390,154 proofs of this type. The faint scuff marks seen in the pictures are mostly if not all on the plastic of the mint capsule, not the coin itself. This could be an entertaining and enjoyable lot for students or teachers. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-jpg.1683941/'][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643224-7bf367f65c625c587f04f0a0fe3ac231.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/02-jpg.1683942/'][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643225-e974c19a1f806038b42a94575f7bb7ba.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/03-jpg.1683943/'][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643226-acba88f8ae14aa06c5cef808879312bb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/04-jpg.1683944/'][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/1643/1643227-8cd3bdf1fa9babaee36579992ac74336.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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