It's been a while time for a giveaway!....winner in 1st post

MSD61 · April 9, 2005 2:38AM

Now that things have settled down a bit with moving and all I thought I'd have a giveaway. I am giving away an Irish 10 schilling coin or in Irish a "Deich scilling" Krause catalog KM#18.

These coins were struck for the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising 1916. On the rim of the coin the engraving in Irish lettering says "Éirí amach na cásca 1916" Or " Easter Rising 1916". These coins are .833 silver and weigh about 18 grams. There were only struck for one year (1966) and were not very popular with the Irish people. 2,000,000 were struck in 1966 however, 1,250,000 were melted by the Central Bank around decimalisation in 1971 and many more were melted privately when the price of silver was very high in 1980/81 yet are still very common to find. This coin is UNC but baggy as most are. All you need to do is post to this thread and I will have my wife draw the names and I will annouce the lucky winner Wednesday evening.

I was going to post the winner this evening but my wife and I have plans. My wife drew agflyer as the winner of the 10 schilling coin. Congrads agflyer!!!

trozau · April 9, 2005 2:41AM

Wow!

wybrit · April 9, 2005 2:55AM

Contrary to my usual post, I'm in for this!

These are cool coins.

elverno · April 9, 2005 3:01AM

Oooh, this is a great giveaway. Count me in!

AndyBruce · April 9, 2005 3:06AM

Count me in, please!

Cheers

Andy

cosmicdebris · April 9, 2005 3:08AM

ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know everytime I bid on one of these on eBay I always get outbid.

mercurynut · April 9, 2005 4:15AM

Count me in!

wildjag · April 9, 2005 4:43AM

Cool looking coin

akdrv · April 9, 2005 5:11AM

I'm in. Thanks!

farthing · April 9, 2005 5:33AM

I'm always getting outbid on eBay for these also - I'm in!

theboz11 · April 9, 2005 5:57AM

Has BBL potential, Put me in please

laserart · April 9, 2005 6:02AM

The reverse is rather interesting, count me in too.

SYRACUSIAN · April 9, 2005 6:02AM

Really pretty.

YC · April 9, 2005 7:12AM

Please count me in!
Thanks for the chance!

notlogical · April 9, 2005 8:01AM

Please enter me! My great grandma is Irish! She's 96 too

skingspan · April 9, 2005 8:04AM

Very cool coin. Count me in please.

Thanks,
Steve

Steve27 · April 9, 2005 8:15AM

That piece would go nicely with the proof I won in Scott's (Cashman's) giveaway.

tbirde56 · April 9, 2005 10:06AM

Great coin! Add me too please.

RYC · April 9, 2005 10:12AM

Nice giveaway. I am in.
Thanks!

ajaan · April 9, 2005 10:13AM

I'm going to do my wybrit impression:

'Don't enter me, just increase my post count by one'.

indianabyron · April 9, 2005 10:15AM

Cool Coin i dont say that much about any coins But I really like this one. So enter me please

Byron

Stork · April 9, 2005 10:16AM

I recently bought a very nice, toned one on ebay, so I'll imitate ajaan on this one

. I need the +1 so I can get to 1000 (I hope to make it so I can do it within 2 years after joining up).

Cathy

spinaker2000 · April 9, 2005 10:16AM

Do enter Don, just send it to me if he wins!!

Stork · April 9, 2005 10:17AM

Okay, I do enter, just send it to spinnaker if I win.

spinaker2000 · April 9, 2005 10:26AM

Thanks!!

ccrdragon · April 9, 2005 10:36AM

me me me me me !!!!!

Nice coin and a cool giveaway!!!!

whohah · April 9, 2005 11:05AM

Please accept my entry. If I win, I'm gonna donate it to my coin club as a door prize at the next meeting.

I have a cased proof and a 'regular' business strike of this item and have had'em for over 30 years.