Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 3978327, member: 69089&quot;]My son has been into coins since he was about 8 years old. Not quite to the extent I am, but he’s 25 now and has other fish to fry at the moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every year I put a new silver eagle in his Christmas stocking.&nbsp; Been doing it so long it’s become rather ho-hum, but this year he got a second coin that was very enthusiastically received:&nbsp; a 1977 Austrian 100 Schilling commemorating the 900th anniversary of Hohensalzburg Fortress.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last summer my wife and I went on a vacation that took us through southern Germany (Bavaria), Austria, Switzerland and Italy.&nbsp; Our son joined us for a week for the Bavaria and Austria legs of the trip, and one of things we did was tour the aforementioned fortress in Salzburg.&nbsp; When coins connect us to memorable personal experiences, I think it makes them more special. He was very pleased to get this one. (Maybe next year Santa will leave a German or Bavarian coin in his stocking.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought him the proof version of the coin, but I didn’t photograph it and this was the best image I could find online:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ufUGusb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone is interested, this is what Hohensalzburg Fortress looks like for real:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qWlEJ6D.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in