"The Man in the Arena"

Eldorado9

Post a TR inspired coin.

cladking

Usually the man in the arena doesn't agree with everyone else so perhaps some "contrarian" coins would be appropriate as well. TR certainly wasn't a conformist.

TomB

I read the title and knew it would be TR-inspired. I don't have a coin for the thread at the moment, but this will have to do-

cladking

Here's a silver 1965 dime.

It's a roosevelt doesn't conform.

It's at least 4th cousin once removed.

Copperindian

From the National Park Series:

psuman08

psuman08

Creg

They both liked dressing cowboy and writing about themselves—

“If the ocean was whiskey, and I was a duck,
I'd dive to the bottom and never come up.”

Typekat

well

Eldorado9

TR's "River of Doubt" expedition is pretty amazing reading: Hard to imagine any former President doing something like this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt–Rondon_Scientific_Expedition

Nic

And who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

Catbert

Eldo - that's a great quote and so true. I think I first heard it written to me by a CEO after I sent him a note stating that I admired him. He had just been fired.

Creg

@Eldorado9 said:
TR's "River of Doubt" expedition is pretty amazing reading: Hard to imagine any former President doing something like this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt–Rondon_Scientific_Expedition

The boat story.

JCH22

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jfriedm56

Typekat

1904 US Mint Assay medal

Creg

That’s the nicest string of coins made in the early twentieth century that I have ever seen. All my favorite designs and the SVDB by the company it is in.

winesteven

Ok, FINALLY, here’s something close to what the OP has asked for:

In theory, this could have been used as the coin for the official “Coin Toss” in the Super Bowl. One side has Teddy Roosevelt, and the other side has Nathan Hale. Do you know why? Scroll down:
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The player making the call as the coin is tossed, has to call “Ted’s or Hale’s” 🤣

Steve

Nic

@winesteven said:
Ok, FINALLY, here’s something close to what the OP has asked for:

In theory, this could have been used as the coin for the official “Coin Toss” in the Super Bowl. One side has Teddy Roosevelt, and the other side has Nathan Hale. Do you know why? Scroll down:
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The player making the call as the coin is tossed, has to call “Ted’s or Hale’s” 🤣

Steve

The HR I posted is an Omega.

Creg

@winesteven said:

The player making the call as the coin is tossed, has to call “Ted’s or Hale’s” 🤣

[Rim shot]

PerryHall

@Nic said:

@winesteven said:
Ok, FINALLY, here’s something close to what the OP has asked for:

In theory, this could have been used as the coin for the official “Coin Toss” in the Super Bowl. One side has Teddy Roosevelt, and the other side has Nathan Hale. Do you know why? Scroll down:
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The player making the call as the coin is tossed, has to call “Ted’s or Hale’s” 🤣

Steve

The HR I posted is an Omega.

I know. It looked off so I blew up the reverse image and saw the Greek letter omega inside the talons of the eagle.