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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jordan Lott, post: 2503142, member: 81422&quot;]Hi all</p><p><br /></p><p>I am producing&nbsp; a Coin Documentary working title </p><p>“History of the world through coins”</p><p>It will initially be&nbsp; a six part one hour program and hopefully a second series as the Americans want thirteen parts for a season.</p><p>Each episode will have various stories based on particular coins in an entertaining manner but will also&nbsp; include numismatic teaching i.e. How coins are made, design,metals,new, old, modern and especially collecting.</p><p>I want to re-engage the public with coin collecting and especially the young.</p><p>It will be fun and show coins in their place in history and also how they made history.</p><p>It&#039;s time to get people talking about coins again. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sir Tony Robinson is the presenter and I&#039;ve made a teaser and then a 45 minute pilot.</p><p>We travelled to Vancouver in Canada to discuss whether Drake made it there or not after a rare EdwardVI shilling was found in a bay.</p><p>Gibraltar to discuss the Vigo story below</p><p>The USA to tell the story of Martha Washington and her silver service being melted down for some of the fledgling countries first dimes.</p><p>Starting in the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Click on the link below&nbsp; to a very short teaser</p><p>[MEDIA=vimeo]144262931[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have forty&nbsp; or so good stories based on particular coins and am looking for more.</p><p>The coin itself must have History</p><p>The story must be of general interest </p><p>The story needs a hook to catch the audience </p><p>If it came into your or the owners hands in a interesting/exciting way</p><p>To give you an example</p><p><br /></p><p>1703 Vigo 5 Guinea</p><p>Sir Admrial Rook&nbsp; Capture of Gibraltar Failure&nbsp; to capture Cadiz</p><p>Battle of Vigo bay</p><p>Capture of Spanish and French Men o war</p><p>Capture of Gold and Silver from the Americas</p><p>Triumphant return to Queen Anne</p><p>Sir Isaac Newton and the modernization of the mint</p><p>Only 20 5 Guineas&nbsp; struck</p><p>Possibly 7 know to exist</p><p>Widow finds one in late husbands sock draw </p><p>Gets £300,000 at auction</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s a great COIN STORY</p><p><br /></p><p>Put your thinking caps on and post some ideas please</p><p>Jordan Lott </p><p>Viceroy Coins[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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