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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Amanda Varner, post: 2031488, member: 59002&quot;]My Coin Nerd cred has either reached a new high, or a new low ... I&#039;m still not sure which yet. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I came across a video competition hosted by CAC in conjunction with Fancaster a few weeks back, and decided to enter.&nbsp; Because it’s me and I’m a super coin nerd, I thought I would have a bit of fun with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The challenge is to create a video showing oneself extolling the virtues of the Columbian Expo half dollar, including elements like aesthetic design and mintage in 90 seconds.&nbsp; I didn’t like the idea of just sitting in front of a camera rambling, so I took Poe’s “The Raven” and went all coin nerd with it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]UL2oOwPE3GQ[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the 90 second limit, I know I’m reading pretty fast and some of it’s hard to catch.&nbsp; Below is the transcript of my creation, with Poe’s original on the left and my coin nerded version on the right.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://lifeatthecoinshop.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/latcs-cac-comp-transcript1.jpg?w=860&amp;h=1546" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I just wanted to share my video ... I had a surprising amount of fun with it, and just wanted to share. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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