Jester's Challenge #200

1jester · January 16, 2004 4:27AM

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!!!

And now, folks, an extremely important piece of numismatic history ---- Here is the two hundredth selection:

oldshep · January 16, 2004 4:32AM

Shep

1jester · January 16, 2004 4:46AM

Bruce · January 16, 2004 4:50AM

AHHHHHHHH, Yikes.

YOu got stuck with one of those too?

1jester · January 16, 2004 4:53AM

Well, I finally had to break down and buy one. No Darkside collection is complete without the King of Coins!!!

Askari · January 16, 2004 5:49AM

More like the "Chancellor of Coins".

elverno · January 16, 2004 5:51AM

Remember, according to 1 in 3 sellers on eBay this coin is RARE!

Askari · January 16, 2004 6:38AM

You mean the buyers for it are rare!

JamminJ · January 16, 2004 6:39AM

The greatest coin ever!

-JamminJ

MacCrimmon · January 16, 2004 7:24AM

farthing · January 16, 2004 8:49AM

ajaan · January 16, 2004 9:20AM

I'm still looking for a certified MS66+ and raw VG example of that coin.

wybrit · January 16, 2004 9:44AM

SYRACUSIAN · January 16, 2004 5:09PM

Man, that is rare ! First time that I see a circulated Churchill crown !

Still, plain ugly

1jester · January 16, 2004 8:50PM

I don't know if this would grade 66 or not (I doubt it), but it has amazingly clean surfaces and perfect luster. Just some minor bag marks on the portraits.

What are you complaining about, Wybrit??? After all, you love all things British...

sumnom · January 16, 2004 9:47PM

I might as well come out and say it. I like the Churchill crown. I think it is a cool coin and I really think the likeness of Winston is great. I don't actually have one but i will get one at some point.

newbiecollector · January 16, 2004 9:50PM

Well, I admit. I bought one and still have it. I figured with all the other strange and low value world coins I have. I needed to add this one. Just to carry-on with my common collection coins.......

wybrit · January 16, 2004 10:41PM

satootoko · January 16, 2004 10:56PM

ccrdragon · January 16, 2004 11:11PM

(no insult intended - just a replay of the emoticon)

farthing · January 17, 2004 12:02AM

I currently have 2 of them. Bought one off of eBay several years ago and the other came included with an eBay purchase. I think the seller just wanted it out of his house!

1jester · January 17, 2004 6:14AM

Wow! I never expected to out the closet Churchill Crown lovers here....

Personally, I think the obverse looks acceptable.

Stork · January 17, 2004 7:04AM

<< <i>I don't actually have one but i will get one at some point. >>

Well, I have a spare if you are interested...I bought one from Airplanenut's auction (it was for charity!!), and the donor sent me 2 claiming I had paid too much. So if you want one just pm your address and it is yours...

1jester · January 17, 2004 7:13AM

Stork, what a coincidence! That's where I got mine. Do you think I'd really buy one for anything other than charity purposes?

cladking · January 17, 2004 7:23AM

I've owned hundreds of these and most were unc. I've always kept a look out
for the satin finish version which is worth a lot of money. Curiously they've all
been banged up except for a few and even they weren't overly nice. This coin
is almost always panned so one has to wonder if collectors might one day seek
a clean example.

Personally, I don't find it ugly, merely uninspired and never well preserved.

Stork · January 17, 2004 7:26AM

That's my excuse anyway...but really, what Darkside collection is complete without the (in)famous Churchill crown?

Mine came from someone who shall remain nameless -- because his name seems to be on the no-no list -- C*** ney....how silly..I can't even take out just one letter.

cladking · January 17, 2004 9:22AM

<< <i>That's my excuse anyway...but really, what Darkside collection is complete without the (in)famous Churchill crown?

Mine came from someone who shall remain nameless -- because his name seems to be on the no-no list -- C*** ney....how silly..I can't even take out just one letter. >>

I tried a poll once with several alternative spellings of the name as a joke but almost
all of them were censored. How about Corkney?

satootoko · January 17, 2004 9:27AM

Is there a Cockney among our British members

Jester's Challenge #200

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