“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."
If pretty = color, I guess I'd go with one of these:
On the other hand, if pretty = artistic, I've always been partial to these ones:
FWIW, all of the pieces posted to this thread so far (unless someone else sneaks a post in before this one) are US Mint medals. That might mean that they would all now be eligible for slabbing by our host. I haven't actually called to confirm that, but the web site seems to read that way, and I'm starting to see some SCDs appearing in PCGS holders, for example at Heritagee.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."
Here's another Lesher, from the same collection as the one posted above. These are seriously cool coins to look at up close, with rich history to boot.
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- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
On the other hand, if pretty = artistic, I've always been partial to these ones:
FWIW, all of the pieces posted to this thread so far (unless someone else sneaks a post in before this one) are US Mint medals. That might mean that they would all now be eligible for slabbing by our host. I haven't actually called to confirm that, but the web site seems to read that way, and I'm starting to see some SCDs appearing in PCGS holders, for example at Heritagee.
I knew it would happen.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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Here's one that came to mind though.
--Severian the Lame
Jim
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.americanlegacycoins.com
Ed. S.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Love the SCDs, especially the Valley Forge Centennial.
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