[CLOSED] LordM Giveaway #78 (Twelve drawings)

I want it
I like Buffalos (and dogs esp Corgis)
and about *any* US coin. lol

 

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I "want" it
because the proof gives it a cool look...

 

I've been to Mt. Rushmore and remember leaning over a wall and seeing a schorl tourmaline embedded in a granite boulder. I was so tempted to leap over the wall and see if I could chip that crystal out of its home. Needless to say my better angel won and I left the crystal in its place. My better angel also agrees with Mountain Man, if this post should win, please pass the coin onto a youngster being sure to give credit to MM for the original generosity of thought.

 

Here you go LordM... a couple pieces from my shelf lots and lots of it up here in NH

 

is that Mt Rushmore snot ? lol

 

Thanks for the contest @lordmarcovan. Very nice coin. Best of luck to all those that enter.

 

I want it....Because my Mom was born in Mitchell ND and when I was younger she and some other relatives went to visit without me. I was in college at the time and couldn't go.
Very lovely coin that would fit my collection just fine and dandy! Love Proofs! Thanks for the generous contest!!

 

I want it.

I love proof coins especially larger ones like Half Dollars and Dollars. I also really like the bison on the reverse.

 

I want it !
Buffalos represent a great piece of american history and coinage so i find this very interesting! Happy thanksgiving all!

 

I want it — and anything else with the buffalo! Thanks @lordmarcovan

 

I want it, for a YN such as @AidenAlexander because I already have one!

 

Oh well. So much for entering the first round of this awesome drawing.
I'm looking forward to round two.

Congrats @Santinidollar and kudos to @lordmarcovan for selecting a most deserving member to receive that sweet commem.

EDIT: I just realized Santini won a buff $.05. Congrats.


I WANT THAT COMMEMORATIVE to go to the YN @Abramthegreat
I hope we'll be luckier on this drawing Abram. Good luck to both of us.

 

Thanks Rob. Please take note of my post directly above yours. I did edit it after I recognized my faux pas. All good in the neighborhood. Thanks again!

 

Tourmaline is referred to as the garbage can of minerals because all kinds of elements show up in its crystal lattice. It is found in every color and there is even a colorless variety. There is a variety called Paraiba which is more expensive than diamonds. It was discovered in the 1980s and in its finest color can best described as a Windex blue. One of the most famous sites for tourmaline was/is in the great state of Maine. It was discovered by Lincoln's first Vice-president, A.C. Hamlin, when he was a boy. The story is that after a storm, he and a friend found a tourmaline crystal in the roots of an overturned apple tree. If you are ever within the vicinity of Bethel Maine, be sure to visit the Maine Mineral Museum. There you will find an amazing collection of Maine tourmalines.

Below is a photo of the first rock I ever collected. I was 12 when I found it by the roadside in Fishkill NY. It is a Schorl in Schist, say that five times real fast. Even though I have assembled and sold a few mineral collections this rock has always been a part of all my collections.

 

@AidenAlexander hasn't been on in almost 4 months,hope he's doing fine.

 

I want that, for @Abramthegreat !

I have a few of these already because……well, you know ……*looks at username*