Coins and Crabs?

I was checking out my pocket change today when something odd caught my eye.

Washington's nose on a 2000 Maryland state quarter looked broken.

The whole obverse looked strange so I turned it over to see the reverse and I was quite surprised.

"Get Crabs?"

Would a coin like that be some sort of Maryland Crab restaurant juke box primer?

Or, a joke?




Sorry if it's nothing new to you east coasters.

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Where you from? Left coast? Washington was dukin' it out with Cornwallis........he landed a 'blow' but Washington got the better of him........

 

I'm stuck between the left coast and the rockies.
No crabs here!

 

Good to hear you don't hang out with loose wom.........individuals.

 

I live in Maryland. Crabs everywhere. Everyone seems to have crabs. Except me of course...

 

Blue crabs.......that's a world of difference.

As opposed to the ............

 

Is this 'Health Class'?

 

It's not the free clinic!

 

Are blue crabs worse than zinc rot?

 

I'm glad I'm not young anymore.....

 

Blasted hiccup......

 

Nice video, but I did not understand the French parts.

 

I catch them blue and make them red, then...you know.

 

I have a coin with crab...and the poor thing hasn't been able to get rid of the crab in over 2,400 years.


Silver litra
Akragas (Agrigentum, Sicily, Italy) mint.
c. 450/446 - 439 B.C.
Weight 0.552g, maximum diameter 10.2mm, die axis 45o; obverse AK-RA (clockwise from upper right, reversed Latin R), sea eagle standing left on Ionic capital; reverse crab seen from above, ΛI (mark of value below). SNG Cop 47; SNG ANS 989; SNG München 76; BMC Sicily p. 9, 50; HGC 2 121 (R1). EF, dark glossy toning,obverse double struck, some die wear.

 

Wait..
Are you saying you had crabs when you were younger? Did you hafta use that special shampoo??

 

I'm old, but what is the special shampoo?

 

Nope, never had to. I was a good boy. I payed attention in 'health class'.....

 

Here in the LowCountry, we make She-Crab Soup.

And... cue the high schooler jokes....

 

Sorry........I'm so sophomoric......