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Racing Pigeon

ram1946ram1946 Posts: 762 ✭✭
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Hi. Does anyone have knowledge of a world coin with depicting a racing pigeon? Thanks.

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  • rhound1977rhound1977 Posts: 2,504
    It would be nice to have a topical themed reference wouldn't it. I've always thought of doing a set on mininng, gems and geology....

    But it requires allot of research...... image
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    There is one. It was written and published by Al Boulanger about six or seven years ago.
  • StorkStork Posts: 5,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Conder-- do you have a title for the book? I couldn't find it at Amazon or when googled (though I did run across the name Al Boulanger). Was it privately published maybe? It sounds like a really neat book (and I conveniently have a birthday coming up in a couple months...).


    Cathy

  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    Maybe these two coins?

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    List of my partial coin list: My Coin List
  • danglendanglen Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭


    << <i> Conder-- do you have a title for the book? I couldn't find it at Amazon or when googled (though I did run across the name Al Boulanger). Was it privately published maybe? It sounds like a really neat book (and I conveniently have a birthday coming up in a couple months...). >>



    Al Boulanger is a really nice coin dealer out of Fishers (Indianapolis), Indiana who also specializes in NCLTs. I know he was out of the reference book mentioned last time I saw him at the FUN Show, but if you PM me I will be glad to pass on his email address. image I should also say that there are numerous coins with pigeons or doves depicted on them, but I can't say if they are racers.
    danglen

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    "Everything I have is for sale except for my wife and my dog....and I'm not sure about one of them."
  • StorkStork Posts: 5,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
    pm sent image

  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    If Al was out before I doubt if there will be any more of them printed. By now it would be ar enough out of date that it would really need to be updated and I don't think he has any plans to do so.

    If he doesn't have any more I do have a copy and might be able to run off a photocopy of it. It might even be worth someones time and effort to bring it up to date, and possible even expand on it. (Not me I don't have the time.)
  • ram1946ram1946 Posts: 762 ✭✭
    Thanks for the input. I have a business associate, collector friend who used to race pigeons in another life. I thought a coin depiciting a racing pigeon might be a nice thank you for his non-numismatic business. Please PM if you comes across a coin that clearly shows a racing pigeon. Thanks again to all.

    Dick
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