[CLOSED] LordM Giveaway #69 (pick your *mystery* prize)

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  1. TheNickelGuy

    TheNickelGuy Yippie I Oh

    A Beauty!
    One of my favorite CWT's. (That I still don't own)
    I always remember my grade school history hint ( I think 4th grade ) of how to remember which was which of the Ironclads, North and South.

    The Monitor is spelled with an N in it and the Merrimac is not. So the Monitor is from the North.
     
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    TheNickelGuy, Feb 26, 2022
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    That’s a cool mnemonic. Purists would insist, however, that the Confederate ship was the CSS Virginia and not the Merrimac (which was the name of the captured Union vessel whose hull the Confederates used to build the Virginia).

    And alas, there is no “S” in Virginia. But the two “M” names do kinda work.
     
    lordmarcovan, Feb 27, 2022
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I’ll try to do the drawing tonight.
     
    lordmarcovan, Feb 27, 2022
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  5. Bones-65

    Bones-65 Well-Known Member

    And I'll be right here, on the edge of my seat!
    Thanks Again!
     
    Bones-65, Feb 27, 2022
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  6. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    Hopefully I can squeeze in one last entry post. I'll go with Ancient/Medieval. Again, thank you for hosting this giveaway!
     
    Omegaraptor, Feb 27, 2022
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Good luck. It's all good, as long as you haven't entered the contest here already. Anyone can enter up until the time I post the results of the drawing, which might be in the wee hours (Eastern US time). Unless I get to it in the next hour and a half before it's time to go to work. But first I'll be writing the draft of the next giveaway (#71).
     
    lordmarcovan, Feb 27, 2022
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  8. TheNickelGuy

    TheNickelGuy Yippie I Oh

    See what those teachers did? Oh my.
    But I guess I'm so old they didn't update our history book.
    I'm so embarrassed LOL
    It will be difficult to get that out of my head after more than 55 years.

    The great and wonderful Wiki states this though.
     
    TheNickelGuy, Feb 27, 2022
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Ain't Wikipedia fantastic? Don't feel bad. I too learned "Monitor vs. Merrimack" in school.

    When I was a kid, I was given a great plastic model kit that had both ships in the box. Two in one! It was wonderful.

    *It should also be noted that I failed to include the final "k" in Merrimack in my earlier spelling. ;)
     
    lordmarcovan, Feb 27, 2022
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    lordmarcovan, Feb 27, 2022
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  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    The random number generator has spoken, and it chose lucky number...

    41!

    41.png

    And Post #41 was by... @Mac McDonald !

    Congrats, Mac.

    Why am I craving a hamburger all of a sudden? Hmm... ;)

    You've just won $30-40-ish USD worth of US coins. I will need your shipping address and will message you.
     
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    lordmarcovan, Feb 28, 2022
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  12. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    expat, Feb 28, 2022
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  13. TheNickelGuy

    TheNickelGuy Yippie I Oh

    Thanks for another fun contest lordmarcovan!
    Congrats Mac McDonald!
     
    TheNickelGuy, Feb 28, 2022
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  14. ArbySea

    ArbySea Well-Known Member

    Way to go @Mac McDonald, and thanks as always to @lordmarcovan for another giveaway. Not only do I get a chance to win a neat coin, I seem to learn fun stuff as well.
     
    ArbySea, Feb 28, 2022
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  15. Hookman

    Hookman Well-Known Member

    Congrats to MM and Thanx to LM.
     
    Hookman, Feb 28, 2022
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  16. Mac McDonald

    Mac McDonald Well-Known Member

    Wow...! With not having a smartphone or mobile Internet I don't/can't always check my computer or email everyday so maybe this reply is a bit belated on a late Monday night...I'm overwhelmed, Lord M...and THANK YOU...!

    (Indeed, me, too...whether "mine" or a competitor's...:woot: "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.")
     
    Mac McDonald, Feb 28, 2022
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  17. chuck123

    chuck123 Active Member

    Looks great. I have seen quite a few of these coins.
    When I was 12 I ran awY from home on my birthday in May. I would sometimes ride the rails to the next town. I observed some of the people in the railcar working on them. Most told me quarters were too big and Dimes and pennies(cent) were too small. I am 76 now and one of the last guys I knew just passed and he was 91.
     
    chuck123, Mar 1, 2022
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Now THAT is a cool story.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 1, 2022
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  19. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    I'll acquiesce to it being a good story. Now if he said he joined the circus, THAT would have been a cool story ;)
     
    masterswimmer, Mar 1, 2022
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  20. Kasia

    Kasia Got my learning hat on

    Kasia, Mar 5, 2022
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    @Mac McDonald - it is mailed.

    Here’s the 22-1/2 cents you will receive.

    One very spooky (but just readable) 1800 Draped Bust half cent. Wretched, but hey- it’s an 1800 half cent!

    One 1852 Braided Hair large cent. Just “honest wear”. Decent.

    Two Buffalo nickels (1923 & 1925) in Littleton envelopes.

    One 1926 Mercury dime.

    One Type 1 Lord Marcovan elongated Wheat cent (yours will be the unholed variant, unlike the one in the photo).

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    lordmarcovan, Mar 6, 2022
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