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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Johndakerftw, post: 8155612, member: 76543&quot;]Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy 2022!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Although, it&#039;s not really beginning on a happy note up here with more lockdowns.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, ancient coins continue to be my favourite distraction.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have, once again, received some fabulous coins as Christmas gifts from some coin friends.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] has been Santa Coin Claus for the last few years and I&#039;m always very grateful and excited to see what he brings.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was really excited when I opened the package from ominus.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always thought that, despite Ivan the Terrible being, well, terrible, that his little silver coins were really neat and had it on my wishlist to get someday.&nbsp; Well, it&#039;s no longer on my list, but, in my collection!&nbsp; Along with a 25 ore from Denmark, Santa Coin Claus was very generous this year!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1422963[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1422964[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1422961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1422962[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you so much, @ominus!&nbsp; I&#039;m so proud to add these to my collection!</p><p><br /></p><p>To my surprise, another package showed up in the mail from [USER=84491]@JGGonzalez[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>This past summer, I had the pleasure of participating in the AMCC3 auction and won a fouree Tribute Penny.&nbsp; I finally knocked one of my top wish list coins off my list.......or so I thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although the fouree obviously isn&#039;t the real thing, I was content with having it as the sole example of a Tribute Penny in my collection.&nbsp; When I opened the package from JGGonzalez, that changed.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is what I was presented with:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1422968[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1422969[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The real deal!&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t believe it!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you so much!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll never understand why I would be the recipient of such generosity and kindness from you all.&nbsp; But, I am eternally grateful for you.&nbsp; You all completely blow my mind!</p><p><br /></p><p>It isn&#039;t even over yet.&nbsp; There&#039;s somerthing coming from [USER=74571]@Stevearino[/USER] too.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You guys are too much. lol</p><p><br /></p><p>From the deepest part of me, thank you all sincerely.&nbsp; I can&#039;t express my appreciation enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m glad that we all made it out of the holidays safe and sound.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though the real world sitting outside my window, I&#039;m off to distract myself with some more coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take it easy all and stay safe out there!</p><p><br /></p><p>Erin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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