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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2787319, member: 15445&quot;]G&#039;Day Ancient Aussie,</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been nice getting to know you &amp; your coins over the last year.&nbsp; We have a nice little coin club here at CT !<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Last month I had a little contest that was probably not seen by many people in the ancient forum.&nbsp; In fact, nobody at CT knew abut the contest until after I announced the winner.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It happened that the winner was in the World coin forum so that is where the contest was described.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the contest (that nobody knew about):</p><p>My number of CoinTalk posts since 2008 and my number of recent “likes” was about to become the same number.&nbsp; I decided to hold a contest for a numismatic gift. The person that gave that one required “like” (that made my number of likes equal my number of posts) would receive a present from Collect89 much like a secret Santa gift. The gift was tailored to the individual winner. If you want to see the contest announcement &amp; gift it is here: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/congratulations-montcollector-the-giveaway-contest-that-nobody-knew-about.298140/#post-2768959" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/congratulations-montcollector-the-giveaway-contest-that-nobody-knew-about.298140/#post-2768959">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/congratulations-montcollector-the-giveaway-contest-that-nobody-knew-about.298140/#post-2768959</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Our CT member (Montcollector) was very happy and completely surprised to learn that he had won.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit to add a favorite coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]646395[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICULO PUNIC, </b></p><p><b>SICILY, Entella. </b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm. </b></p><p><b>300-289 B.C.</b></p><p>16.72 grams, 23 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of Hercules rt. in lion skin</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Horse head left with date palm tree</p><p>&nbsp; behind &amp; MHSBM in exergue</p><p>&nbsp; [Mint of the Quaestors] series 5b</p><p><b>Grade:</b> aEF nice detail centered &amp; toned</p><p>&nbsp; only MHSBM in exergue is weak&nbsp; </p><p><b>Other:</b> Carthaginian mercenary coin ☺</p><p>&nbsp; Sim. Sear 6438, SNG.Cop.91, Jen</p><p>&nbsp; From Pegasi Numismatics 4/2013[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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