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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2916312, member: 51347&quot;]I am very Thankful for all my Coin Friends over this tough year - Hurricanes, other struggles, and as they recover from deaths of loved Ones for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am also Thankful for a healing family after losing a Son-in-Law, leaving a 3 month old, 18 month old, and a 9 year old.&nbsp; Also, thoughts for another Son-in-Law wrestling with major personal issues after retiring from the Army. Another Son-in-Law losing his Dear Father (he was my age) and his struggles. Hurricanes (affecting one of my 6 Daughters)</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, thankful for my Wife surviving 3 severe Heart Attacks (the second, the Cardiologist said if it were a couple minutes later... all in May-June.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Buddha coin, purported to be minted by His Father in the Shakya Janaprada (He was the Prince) during his lifetime...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]705161[/ATTACH]</p><p>India - Shakya Janapada</p><p>AR 5-Shana</p><p>6th-5th Century BCE</p><p>25mm x 21mm, 7.05g</p><p>Obv: Central Pentagonal punch plus several banker&#039;s marks</p><p>Rev: Blank</p><p>Ref: Hirano Type I.8.29</p><p>Coinage from the Ghaghara Gandak River region</p><p>Mine is one of 19 known</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Prince Guatama Siddhartha 563 BCE to 483 BCE, the son of the king of the Shakya people (Republic). Siddhartha reached enlightenment, becoming a Buddha at the age of 35.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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