Girl, 4, finds 220-million-year-old dinosaur print on UK beach- post an 'old' coin

1630Boston · February 1, 2021 4:44AM

Girl, 4, finds 220-million-year-old dinosaur print on UK beach
What is your oldest coin?

koynekwest · February 1, 2021 6:37AM

British 2P "cartwheel."

1630Boston · February 1, 2021 6:56AM

Why do they call it a cartwheel @koynekwest

ricko · February 1, 2021 7:09AM

What a thrill to find an old dinosaur print like that.... very cool. This is not super old, but one of the coins my Father kept (he was not a coin collector, he was an odd coin saver). Cheers, RickO

1630Boston · February 1, 2021 7:15AM

Special date [1945] @ricko?

ricko · February 1, 2021 7:18AM

@1630Boston.... That is a 1845, and not special that I know of....He had two of these old silver German coins...No idea where he got them or why he kept them. Cheers, RickO

1630Boston · February 1, 2021 7:19AM

@ricko said:
@1630Boston.... That is a 1845, and not special that I know of....He had two of these old silver German coins...No idea where he got them or why he kept them. Cheers, RickO

Gotta get my glasses

SmEagle1795 · February 1, 2021 7:29AM

This is the earliest coin, a trite made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver, originated from ancient Ionia (Turkey) dating back to ~660 BC:

Shortly after that, the first letters appeared on a coin, this trite which reads: "I am the badge of Phanes" (Phanes was possibly the moneyer or a government official; his identity has otherwise been lost):

About 100 years later, King Croesus (of "Rich as Croesus" fame) separated gold and silver and created this type, the first pure gold coin:

1630Boston · February 1, 2021 7:31AM

@SmEagle1795 said:
This is the earliest coin, a trite made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver, originated from ancient Ionia (Turkey) dating back to ~660 BC:

Great history there, thanks

oih82w8 · February 1, 2021 8:08AM

@1630Boston said:
Why do they call it a cartwheel @koynekwest

Due to their large size and keeping commerce moving.

https://www.changechecker.org/tag/cartwheel-pennies/

LanceNewmanOCC · February 1, 2021 8:14AM

1630Boston · February 1, 2021 8:30AM

Thanks @oih82w8

johnny9434 · February 1, 2021 9:53AM

That's cool

Hydrant · February 1, 2021 10:18AM

220,000,000 years is a long time. The number can be written on a piece of paper but the concept itself is beyond all human comprehension. It's like looking at the stars or gazing at the Grand Canyon. Some things are unknowable..........like why does your wife need all those credit cards?

silverpop · February 1, 2021 10:21AM

story and find

1630Boston · February 1, 2021 10:36AM

A Cognitive Limitation

It shouldn’t be too surprising that humans have great difficulty with large numbers. While living and evolving in a so-called state-of-nature, our paleolithic ancestors had no need (i.e. no environmental pressures) to develop such a capacity. Back then, and prior to the advent of a formal numbering system, early humans only really needed to get a basic sense of small batches of quantities, like the number of people in the clan, or how many animals might occupy a certain area.

These days, however, we’re surrounded by large numbers. Like, stupid large numbers. We’re told that there are 7-billion humans on Earth, that there are 300-billion stars in the Milky Way, and that there may be upwards of 70-sextillion stars in the Universe (that’s a 1 with 21 zeros behind it). Good luck trying to wrap your head around what such a quantity actually means or signifies.

https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-to-comprehend-incomprehensibly-large-numbers-1531604757

Kurisu · February 1, 2021 10:39AM

Kurisu · February 1, 2021 11:09AM

I enjoyed that story!!!
Also because I live just a few minutes from Dinosaur Ridge here in Colorado, it's one of my favorite places to go for a walk
Dinosaur footprints, fossilized ocean shore ripples, Dinosaur fossils still in the rocks, and sooo much more!
A must visit if you're in the Denver area! Also a sweet view of Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Bandimere Speedway and even more fun stuff!!!