Jester's Challenge #189

1jester · December 20, 2003 2:08AM

Welcome to Jester's Challenge, an interactive history lesson.

Inspired by many others here on the Darkside forum, I'd like to present what I hope will turn into a great learning experience for all of us. Many members on this World and Ancient Coin Forum have done a formidable job of sharing with us many fascinating and historically important coins. Since looking at coins is also one of my greatest pleasures, I'd like to try to follow in that time-honored tradition and submit for your pleasure and entertainment some world coins I've come across in my short lifetime.

I will pick out a coin on a regular basis, and post it along with the challenge to you to name the coin, its provenance, denomination, metallic content, mintage, any distinguishing characteristics or noteworthy features, and its value. The more information, the better. I'd like as many people as possible to participate, regardless of how little knowledge you might have on the subject. I appreciate comments on every aspect of the coin, including its history, or its role in human history, or info on similar coins in its series, etc. I myself don't presume to know 1/1000 of what you collectively know, hence my challenge to all of you to share your knowledge with the rest of us. Hopefully this exercise will encourage thought, discussion, and most importantly, more friendship.

Thanks for your participation!!!

Here is the one hundred eighty-ninth selection:

spinaker2000 · December 20, 2003 2:31AM

nice one there, love the rev design, one of my favorite SA's other than the coppers.

Shipcoin · December 20, 2003 2:46AM

Very nice naval coin, Jester, and as other anchor's coins is in my wants!

1jester · December 20, 2003 3:24AM

I too love the reverse design!

SYRACUSIAN · December 20, 2003 3:29AM

So, that's a shilling I presume?

There used to be a time, when the first replies were aimed at identifying Jester's challenges. Not anymore?

1jester · December 20, 2003 3:30AM

Good memory, Dimitri! Nobody cares anymore...

SYRACUSIAN · December 20, 2003 3:32AM

Well, I always look at them, but identification is not my domain

1jester · December 20, 2003 3:33AM

You did great on this one!!

spinaker2000 · December 20, 2003 3:38AM

Oh!! So it's an identification game.

Or is it Jester just being too lazy to look up his own coins!!

1jester · December 20, 2003 4:03AM

Spinaker, you finally figured me out!

Jester's Challenge #189

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