Military-Themed Numismatics
LanceNewmanOCC
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in light of an AMAZINGLY low flyover for a couple "jets" the other day, seriously; probably like 1-200 feet off the deck if that, and were SUPER DUPER loud but were going so fast that the sound before they arrived was pretty short as well as when they passed.
it is MUCH longer for say helicopters by comparison when they are flying low. you hear them coming FAR sooner and it lasts MUCH longer, along with prop planes of which probably several dozen times a year do they fly over.
SO, show us those (coins, medals, tokens etc) with tanks, jets, copters, battle ships, carriers etc
i'm no authority but this is close enough to what i saw flying overhead,
NO JOKE, from a distance for a second i thought they were drones. the image below doesn't seem as long as the ones that flew over but is pretty close for the few seconds i saw them and when they are low, go by much faster than if a mile up or more.
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That's an A-10. They are still in use, but I'd say it's more likely you saw an F/A-18, given that the A-10's max speed is rather slow (cannot really get close to supersonic) when compared to the F/A-18 and you seem to be describing a fighter that is very close to the sound barrier.
Here's a F/A-18.
Coin Photographer.
for sure, it had those engines/tanks on top of the plane which is why i thought it wasn't a jet a first. tbh, it still coulda been some unusual drone but i was fussin with the cats and didn't think to get out the phone.
ok, just looked at some images of drones. definitely not that.
whatever "jets" have those 2 tanks/engines on top, near the back is what they were.
there MAY be a chance i can find a local bulletin/community board for someone that caught a video, image?
here, to get us started.
Here's my Challenge Coin and patch from Hahn AB where my brother and I were stationed working ECM on Phantom F4 C's, D's and E's in the Wild Weasel Group. The third is one I would like to have but never found for sale.
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As an old Sailor, I like this one.... Cheers, RickO
i can see why. although i won't presume you like it for the same reasons i do, obviously, but the chain links on the obv, the anchor through the feet, i almost missed and the "service to a grateful nation" is pretty great.
how fortunate we live in a country where we can express ourselves so freely, even if it is nonsense protected under free speech at the cost OF trillions of dollars, probably millions of hours of politic-in and people's lives and/or well-being.
The A-10 is a ground attack aircraft that is designed to fly very low. I'm sure that is what you saw.
whatever it was, it had those engines or tanks on top. there is no mistaking those for anything else. very unique and there is an air base? probably idk, 40-50 miles away? so we get a few jets/copters throughout the year maybe going from ft knox or somewhere in that area to dayton (whatever it is called? wright-patterson?)
hopefully the local bulletin/community group post i made will be approved soon (i don't post often) asking if anyone got pics/video. i'd just like to see it again as an image and if anyone does post, i'll share here.
The 4th picture is the only one that’s real. Taken at the Huntington Beach air show a few weeks ago. I didn’t have any real coins with fighter jets so these will have to do
Mr_Spud
1953 So called dollar HK743 Type 1 (aluminum) and unlisted copper version. F-86 Sabre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre
Unlisted SCD.
1925 United States Fleet Australian Cruise. (I'm a Hawaiiana numismatist searching for numismatic specimens with a Hawaii connection).
Period article on the subject of the US Fleet visiting Hawaii in 1925.
Territory of Hawaii (1925) listed on the obverse and reverse. Item is in my Hawaiiana collection.
nice additions to the thread fellas!
@LanceNewmanOCC
These two are 20 mm Auto Cannon shells. These are inert rounds made out of titanium in our exact replica of the actual shell that the A10 fires. These are almost 9 in long and weigh 18 Oz each.
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ya, that kinda stuff sends chills down the spine.
i've seen A LOT of military footage shooting ordinance like that and larger at insanely fast RPMs. the tech today simply boggles the mind.
that was one of the thoughts that went through my head trying to picture being the recipient of one or more jets shooting stuff like that at me on the ground. i think even if i had a nice big ol .50 cal on the ground and managed to cripple one or more planes i SERIOUSLY doubt i'd escape. there just too many rounds, too big and too fast. (the most recent examples are russia vs ukraine)
for the annals of history, we should say: earth - so much beauty, so much horror...
@LanceNewmanOCC you mentioned 50 cal and I thought you might want to look at these 50 caliber bullion rounds.
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A FA-18 Super Hornet trying to break the sound barrier
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my post was DENIED on the community board. so i will have to seek other avenues. what a bunch of nonsense. smh
I thought about collecting military-themed modern commems - might be a cool idea for a registry set.
i know there have been other threads but didn't look any up but i am under the presumption there is NO shortage of items with some sort of military theme to make it a rather fun and large niche to collect.
look forward to your shares, if you do.
Oh, no doubt it would be a challenging set. Dozens of coins would be needed!
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Check out this thread for another niche in this part of the hobby:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/978930/military-tokens-thread
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