A milestone of sorts..... So let's have a giveaway! -- Winner Posted!

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Thanks to all for the congrats. After a random draw (yes a day late, I realize), skingspan is the big winner.

Thanks to all for participating!



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I just ran a quick set of numbers about our website and realized that we now have 1077 Coins, Medals, Tokens and Paper Money items. I'm pretty sure with this most recent update, that it is the first time we've had over 1000 numismatic items on our website.

Break down:

536 Ancient Coins
17 Currency
31 Exonumia
216 Medieval Coins
13 U.S. Coins
264 World Coins
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1077 Items

We also have 77 Books listed. (Hmm, 7 is becoming a common theme here).

So by my math (which is not always to be trusted) that makes 1154 items.

Taking that into account, let's give away something that has a good chance of having been struck in 1154 A.D.

Here is the booty (Huh...I said booty.)



Byzantine
Manuel I 1143-1180 A.D.
AE Trachy
Obv.: Nimbate christ enthroned
Rx.: The emperor, standing facing, crowned, wearing loros and jewelled chlamys, holding labarum and globus cruciger patriarchal
27mm

All you have to do to qualify for the giveaway is respond to this thread and I'll pick a winner on let's say, Feb 1 at 6PM CST. >>

YCCY9229

Count me in. Thanks!

Y.C.

tn218

I am in.

Terry

wildjag

Please enter me

elverno

Congrats on your growing website!

Please don't enter me; I think it's a great piece but five years from now I'd be looking at it saying to myself "how in h-ll did I get this...?"

oldshep

That coin is older than I am Please count me in.
Shep

AndyBruce

Please count me in, Josh.

Cheers

Andy

laserart

I just love Feb 1, it's the day before groundhog Day.

cosmicdebris

RYC

please enter me.

izzy452

Enter me please.


Thanks
Walt

Garneteye

I'm in and thanks!

JZrarities

Josh - congrats on the Growth.

Please enter me for the bootie! ((smile))

JamminJ

If you sell 78 items in the next day or two is the giveaway off?

-JamminJ

ante

Please, put me in the hat!

notlogical

That's really neat. Please enter me. Thanks!

rhound1977

Nice giveaway Josh, but now I gotta go look at what you have at your site, darn it......

coinandcurrency242

count me in! thanks for the chance!

drjules

Please enter me

Dr J

Aethelred

Please DON'T enter me, I would rather the coin go to a new collector, but I did want to say conga-rats on the success of your website!

mojoman

Awesome coin,Please count me in,Thank's

indianabyron

Ohh man thats cool count me in id love to add that to my collection.

Byron

mercurynut

Thanks for the opportunity!

0john0

Congrats on the milestone. Please count me in.
-john

Cladiator

cool coin, count me in

farthing

Having met Josh at a show all I can say is...



















Please include me in this most excellent giveaway!

RonMan

Please throw my name in the hat.

Congrats and thanks for the giveaway Josh.

Ron



PM coming soon about your site.

newsman

Consider me posted.

Neptune

very interesting design - that piece would love to join my small but growing darkside collection.

Congrats on website and thanks for the opp!

bosox

Congrats. I'm in.

lordmarcovan

I'm glad you have a milestone rather than a millstone.

Edit: please don't enter me- but congrats, and keep up the good work.

PuddlePirate

Once again congratulations on your neat web site.

Please DO NOT enter me, I already have the Byz. coins I want at the moment.

How long did it take you to build your site up to its present levels?

Spiffy469

Count me in

Jeff

tonyhar

Sylvestius

12th century... you know me and that century, count me in!

skingspan

Cool coin. I don't presently own anything that old. Please count me in.

Thanks
Steve

Steve27

Please throw my name in the hat.

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farthing

Thanks for the great giveaway Josh!