[CLOSED] LordM Giveaway #61 (pick your prize + extra bonus drawing)

LordM Giveaway #61 (pick your prize + extra bonus drawing)

This contest is now CLOSED. Winners were announced in Post #115 (Prize A) and Post #119 (Prize B).

This giveaway is brought to you by Artemis. Sure, she's happy to give you a coin or two from her stash, but don't try to mess with her banana!

Wait... why is Arte holding a banana?!?

That's for her to know and you to figure out.



Hello, and welcome to the latest giveaway.

This is essentially my October contest, though I'm launching it slightly early, and before the drawings for the September pick-your-prize contest (#58) are quite upon us.

There are two random drawings in this contest.

Two simple rules to enter this giveaway:

1. Type the words "entry post" at the top of your entry. You may reply to this thread multiple times, but only one entry post per contestant. Your one entry enters you into both drawings.

2. Tell us how you might hypothetically spend your prize voucher if you win Prize A, below.

• Prize A is a $25 ("pick your prize") credit from my inventory. You may always change your mind later, if you actually win. I just like to hear which items people find appealing, and why. If your prize selection(s) total less than $25, I will add additional gift coins to your package to round up the total. You may also choose prize(s) worth more than $25, but would owe me the difference if that is the case. Your prize here is the $25 voucher plus free worldwide shipping.

• Prize B is an Uncirculated Great Britain "Churchill" crown from 1965. Or if you win Prize B and already have one of those, let me know, and I'll send you a different inexpensive-but-fun coin.

Alternately, if you do not feel like entering the contest on your own behalf, you may nominate another CoinTalk member to receive your prize instead. Just name your designated member. Then if you do win the drawing, your nominee will get the prize credit.

Entries from international members are welcome. As usual, there is no shipping charge nor any strings attached. Minors, please get your parents' permission to receive items in the mail.

The random drawings should take place on or around November 1st, 2021, but if they happen to get delayed by my absence, you may consider the contest to still be open and running until I return and announce its closing.

Numismatic Regards,

~Robertson ("Rob") Shinnick ("lordmarcovan")
Golden Isles of Georgia, September 29, 2021

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Which ruler is it? I thought that was an anonymous city issue?

Admittedly, I don't know a ton about ancient Phoenicia in general, or Arados in particular, let alone its rulers.

 

I don't think that's weird at all.

But then again, maybe I'm weird too. Hmm.

Just go don't trying to start collecting dated coins from before 1500, or you'll have a tough time! We can't all be @tibor! I don't think I'd mind walking in his footsteps, though, if I had much deeper pockets...

 

I'd ask her for you, but she's asleep.

Maybe you having no idea is the whole idea.

 

Ah. It's the only Phoenician I have, so I can sympathize.

 

I wound up sticking that one in my Eclectic Box collection for a while. That doesn't mean it's unavailable. It still will be, if anyone wants it.

 

Fair 'nuf. I just make people pre-pick simply because I like to hear what they like, and so they'll post something other than just "entry post" before leaving.

That preliminary selection is never set in stone, anyway. Winners are always free to change their mind later, based on what is available at the time they win the drawing.

Speaking of that, I will be trying to add some new stuff by the end of the month. I have a whole ton of new stuff to add, but there's only so many hours in the day to research, photograph, and list 'em, y'know...

 

That was a super-generous gift from @Eric the Red. I might just send it off to PCGS one of these days. It’s one of those coins where it’s hard to tell if it’s AU58++ or MS-something. If I do send it off (assuming someone doesn’t buy/win it in the meantime), and it comes back with a Mint State grade, it’s gonna be a keeper that winds up in my personal collection.

It’s right on the threshold between AU and MS. I reckon it could fall on either side of that line. Super sweet looking Walker half, either way.

Edit: apparently I had some kind of synaptic meltdown or something when I originally (and erroneously) credited @CoinJockey73 above with the gift of that coin. Which was rather confusing to him! Thankfully he pointed out the goof so I could set the record straight. I meant to type @Eric the Red.

The coin is going to @Nyatii now, and not to PCGS- not on my watch, anyway. But it might have MS potential. Salutations again to @Eric the Red for the thoughtfulness. And to @CoinJockey73 for catching my slip.

 

And here I was worried that the inventory was getting stale and didn’t offer enough <$25 options.

There’s literally dozens of not a couple hundred more, though, awaiting research and photography and writeups, like I said. Only not enough free hours in the day to do all that, as I mentioned.

I’ll try to trickle out some new additions, one or two at a time, in the coming month, if and when I get the chance.

 

Normy is quite the handsome-lookin' fella!