Jester's Challenge #207

1jester · February 7, 2004 4:29AM

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 two hundred seventh selection:

Shipcoin · February 7, 2004 4:04PM

Great shipcoin, Mike! Ship coins collector could spend ALL his money only for Gibraltar and IOM ship coins. Nice to see that great scan- I have seen that stuff mostly in Krause, before it!

1jester · February 7, 2004 8:59PM

Thanks, Nick! I listed this one for you and Wayne. I guess Wayne doesn't like it...

What kind of ship is this Weehawken?

Shipcoin · February 7, 2004 9:26PM

Mike, I think that Wayne doesn't see that coin. As for the type of ship, i managed to define only these ones I already owned and not these , that I have mentioned in my wanted list, which have been sent to LordM

... but it looks like some kind of Troop Ship which can carry landing crafts/storm boats, I have another crown from IOM with similair ship (1994 KM # 695)...

newbiecollector · February 7, 2004 9:30PM

I may be wrong but I think that is a Ro-Ro ferry. Roll on Roll off

I like it very much, and if my guess is right, I might have even been on that boat.
Of course if I am wrong, then I just look foolish.....

1jester · February 7, 2004 9:32PM

Wayne, you should be a comedian of some sort!

newbiecollector · February 7, 2004 9:36PM

... I did it again........

Jester's Challenge #207

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