LordM silver giveaway, March 2017

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by lordmarcovan, Mar 24, 2017.

  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I recently pledged to do my own giveaway* if by some chance I happened to win in @Ajax 's ancient coin drawing.

    Well, Lo and behold, I did, and won the coin I liked, too!

    So, as promised, here is a giveaway of my own to pass on the good mojo.

    Up for grabs is one five-piece lot of silver coins. This consists of:

    (1 piece) 1958 USA Franklin half, Proof
    (4 pieces) Mexico peso coins (1960, 1960, 1961, 1963)

    (Please forgive the marginally-lit, quickie group shot taken with my ancient iPhone 3.)

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    The Franklin half is not a Cameo or anything, but is a nice brilliant proof. There's no haze or hairlines on it. It looks about 300% better than the picture above. The plastic flip in the picture looks pretty scuffy, but the coin itself is pretty pristine and quite nice.

    The Mexican pesos are all of the KM 459 type and bear the portrait of José Morelos
    Each has .0514 oz. of silver, so there's .2057 oz. total bullion in the four pieces.


    That .100-fine standard is kind of odd- one wonders why the Mexican mint even bothered putting such a tiny bit of silver in the coins. But even though there's only 10% silver in there, it does give 'em the color and appearance of "good" silver coins, so maybe that's why they did that. Technically I suppose the alloy is more billon than silver. Though nearly silver dollar sized, each piece has just a tad less bullion than a US "War" nickel. (Also note the hilarious typos on the Krause page I linked to above- they list these for $20.00 each in VF and XF, but only $2.00 in UNC!) So anyway, these are not particularly valuable coins, but they're fun, and they do look better than the photo. They have cool-looking lettered edges, too.

    Just post once to this thread to enter the giveaway.

    A winner will be randomly selected on or shortly after April 1st.

    Winner will receive all five coins shown above.
     
    Last edited: Mar 24, 2017
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  3. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    Sounds good
     
  4. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

  5. sakata

    sakata Devil's Advocate

    Hope those Mexicans are XF and not UNC. :)

    (This is not an entry into the competition. Just a comment. None of the coins hold much interest for me.)
     
    Last edited: Mar 24, 2017
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  6. doug444

    doug444 STAMPS and POSTCARDS too!

    Count me in. That half would look good in my Type Set.
     
  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    They are, actually. LOL

    So you won't have to rub 'em down to make 'em worth more. ;)
     
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  8. longarm

    longarm Well-Known Member

    I'm in and if I win I'll do a giveaway.
     
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  9. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    Once.


    Thanks for the chance
     
  10. johnno92

    johnno92 Member

  11. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

  12. Victor

    Victor Coin Collector

    Please count me in to your giveaway.
     
  13. chuck123

    chuck123 Active Member

    I'm in. Once
    Thank you for jumpin' in. I really like these. I haven't won but I have gotten off my duff and done a little research on the coins so it has been educational. Good luck to everyone.
     
  14. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I don't collect any of these, but they all look very nice to my untrained eye. Really though, don't put me in because I would not have the appreciation these coins require. And good on ya. Pay it forward seems to be a quality among the posters here.
     
  15. Sula86

    Sula86 Active Member

  16. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Count me in bud!
     
  17. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    I'm in! once
     
  18. Mad Stax

    Mad Stax Well-Known Member

    I'm in, thanks!
     
  19. Nyatii

    Nyatii I like running w/scissors. Makes me feel dangerous

    Very generous. I would like to be considered. Thank you.
     
  20. TheGame

    TheGame Well-Known Member

    I love those pesos. Count me in.
     
  21. Maxfli

    Maxfli Well-Known Member

    I'm in, Rob. Thank you!
     
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