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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2798538, member: 10461"]Because they weren't trying to spell "specimen".</p><p><br /></p><p>You see, Danny Kaye was, in addition to being a popular comedian, also an Italian astronaut.</p><p><br /></p><p>You try it. Say "spaceman" out loud, in a cheesy, pseudo-Italian accent. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">Baaaahaha! I crack me up.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, you can chalk it up as yet another slab error. Kinda funny. I've seen funnier, though. Like a "1921-D" Pilgrim half in an ACG holder (someone thought the designer's initial was a mintmark). Or a SEGS holder that said "damaged by FedEx" or "damaged by UPS" on the label (I forget now who had allegedly done the damage, but SEGS wanted that known on the coin label!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2798538, member: 10461"]Because they weren't trying to spell "specimen". You see, Danny Kaye was, in addition to being a popular comedian, also an Italian astronaut. You try it. Say "spaceman" out loud, in a cheesy, pseudo-Italian accent. ;) [SIZE=3]Baaaahaha! I crack me up.[/SIZE] Actually, you can chalk it up as yet another slab error. Kinda funny. I've seen funnier, though. Like a "1921-D" Pilgrim half in an ACG holder (someone thought the designer's initial was a mintmark). Or a SEGS holder that said "damaged by FedEx" or "damaged by UPS" on the label (I forget now who had allegedly done the damage, but SEGS wanted that known on the coin label!)[/QUOTE]
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