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Jester's Challenge #234

1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
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Welcome to Jester's Challenge, an interactive history lesson.

It is my hope that this series will provide us with much entertainment, knowledge, and friendship, through the active participation of as many people as possible. Please tell us what you know of this coin, or anything related to it. Thank you all!

Here's selection number 234:

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.....GOD
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22

Comments

  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Aha - these guys I know - love that Chile vulture or buzzard.
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    yours is much older but same bird.
    Shep
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Yours are super beautiful, Shep!! There's just something about that condor, isn't there! Thanks for sharing.

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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • CompaCompa Posts: 583
    Just looking at the coin ...

    Republic of Chile

    1 peso

    silver .720 fine

    Santiago mint

    1915

    and what is that at the bottom of the reverse?
    almost looks like a hammer and sickle
    Jim

    Coin Show Schedules - www.CoinShowDates.com

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  • NJMark1NJMark1 Posts: 479 ✭
    Nice Peso! Love that ole bird! Here are a 2 Of his Parents

    Chile Peso 180
    Chile 1 Decimo 1993

    Mark

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  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    Nice Chilean coins!
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Of course, of course - it's a condor, what was I thinking.image
    Shep
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  • joecooljoecool Posts: 527
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    JoeCool
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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Andean Condor- Vultur Gruphus, as a matter of fact. This reverse is one of my favorite birds-unlike a lot of raptors we see on coins, this one has a personality that is not necessarily blandly noble.
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I was going to say vulture or buzzard, but condor seemed close enough.

    Nice coins guys!!

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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These often come very nice and can even be found in gem. More incredible is that
    even the later debased issues are fairly available in unc and high grade. Typically
    the base metal coins are tough especially better than VF.
    Tempus fugit.
  • BruceBruce Posts: 484
    Very cool old coin there!
    So many coins, so little money!
    Ebay name: bhil3
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