Well, I am in between days at the fantastic Introduction to Counterfeiting Seminar by ANA at the Long Beach Show, and decompressing before tomorrow (driving time for me is about 3 hours each way, plus the day, so It's been long.....). But very excited because I picked up some new coins and other items. I got three Icelandic coins (had to get in on the collector's guild that is going on on CoinTalk, so I will need to know which Number I hold on it. I'll share these later) as well as a 1898 1 Ruble bank note from Russia, and a coin (Large Cent) I bought from Charmy, The Penny Lady. In addition to that, and this is where the contest comes in.... One of the coins I picked up fits in very well with a collection (non-numismatic) I have of old postcards and other items because it features a city where one of my grandfathers last lived in in his original home country with his family before coming to the US. You don't have to guess the denomination or name of the coin, but you need to name the CITY (one guess per person). It is silver coinage. The winner will get a 1920 Lincoln Wheat Cent, approximately a F-12 condition. (obviously you're doing this for the fun, not the cent), but I'll send it to the winner regardless --- you must live in either US, Canada, UK/British Isles, or in a European country, because that makes it easiest for me to send. Again --- Guess the City featured on this coin.
Ihr habt geraten das stadt YOU have it! My grandfather originally was from a small town outside Koenigsberg (then in Prussia, now Kaliningrad in Russia) but moved to Hamburg around 1900 with his family, he eventually emigrated to the US via Brazil. PM me with your address and I will send you your penny. The coin I got was a 1876 2 Mark (Zwei Mark) in VF condition. It is so nice!
