The best thing about being a numismatist and having a birthday....

Boosibri · March 10, 2018 2:52AM

is that in turning 36 today I am still considered young by most in the hobby. Only people in my life that take that view any longer.

Post something that looks still pretty decent nice despite its age

coinkat · March 10, 2018 3:04AM

Happy Birthday... Have fun.

EVillageProwler · March 10, 2018 3:22AM

Happy birthday!

The first penny was struck in the late 9th Century in the midst of existential fighting against the Vikings who had already conquered Kent, East Anglia, Northumbria and large swathes of Mercia. My penny is one of the finest extant of a rare sub-type.

King Harold II ruled Anglo-Saxon England for 8 months in 1066 before being defeated near Hastings by Duke William of Normandy, ushering in the Anglo-Norman era of England and laying the groundwork for the (First) Hundred Years War. The pennies of Harold II Godwinson were frequently poorly made due to wartime haste.

As an aside, Harold was not of royal birth, being the son the powerful Godwin, Earl of Wessex. Through palace intrigue, he became the chosen successor to King Edward the Confessor who died childless. Upon his coronation, Harold’s claim to the throne were contested by two others: Harald Hardrada, King of Norway and a successor of Cnut the Great who ruled England, Norway and Denmark; and William, Duke of Normandy, whose claim to the English throne was through Queen Emma who was married to two kings of England (Aethelred I and Cnut the Great) and who was the daughter of Robert I, Duke of Normandy and grandfather of William.

Another aside: a few years ago at the Baltimore show, I met an older gentleman whose wife was a descendant of William the Conqueror. We were discussing the book ‘1066, The Year of the Comet’.

coinkat · March 10, 2018 4:05AM

CommemKing · March 10, 2018 4:08AM

Decent in my eyes:

giorgio11 · March 10, 2018 4:37AM

The best thing about being a numismatist and a mathematician is that I can tell you that your birthday today's (31018) prime factorization is 2 * 13 * 1193. I don't have any coins to represent those dates. The day you were born (31082) is 2 * 15541 which is prime.

Anyway. Happy Birthday!

Kind regards,

George

shish · March 10, 2018 4:52AM

Happy Birthday!

Yorkshireman · March 10, 2018 4:52AM

Happy Birthday, Brian!
Here is one from the birth year of our country. Sorry it is not a prime number.

giorgio11 · March 10, 2018 5:07AM

^Me too! OTOH, it is an extremely lucky number (in more ways than 1). It's 2 * 888 which the Chinese consider "triple fortune." So 1776 could be considered "sextuple fortune"!

Kind regards,

George

giorgio11 · March 10, 2018 5:13AM

@shish said:
Happy Birthday

@Shish what a totally great coin! Love that one. Is it yours?

Kind regards,

George

erwindoc · March 10, 2018 5:18AM

BillJones · March 10, 2018 5:28AM

@EVillageProwler

The Harold II penny is on my want list. I am hoping to fill the hole shortly if things work out.

Here is a penny that is a little older from Edward the Confessor.

And one from William the Conqueror.

ricko · March 10, 2018 5:35AM

Happy Birthday..... Actually, I look much younger than my chronological age... but do not have any pictures to share... Let's see... at your age, I believe I was living in Portugal.... Great wine there...Cheers, RickO

Boosibri · March 10, 2018 5:41AM

@ricko said:
Happy Birthday..... Actually, I look much younger than my chronological age... but do not have any pictures to share... Let's see... at your age, I believe I was living in Portugal.... Great wine there...Cheers, RickO

I love Portugal. I’ve spent the last 5 years in Europe, moving home in three weeks.

kaz · March 10, 2018 6:47AM

Happy birthday!

shish · March 10, 2018 6:52AM

Thanks, I enjoyed owning it but foolishly sold it.

cardinal · March 10, 2018 7:10AM

EVillageProwler · March 10, 2018 7:16AM

@shish said:
Thanks, I enjoyed owning it but foolishly sold it.

Very attractive!

Boosibri · March 10, 2018 7:24AM

I nice CAR 8E! I need one of those!

JBN · March 10, 2018 7:30AM

Happy Birthday!

ricko · March 10, 2018 7:43AM

@Boosibri... Welcome home.... if you have not had frequent home visits, it will be a readjustment period. When I would move back (lived in several different countries), one of the first things I would do, would be to go to a supermarket and just walk around for a while..... So very different compared to markets in other countries. Cheers, RickO

DIMEMAN · March 10, 2018 7:54AM

This is one of your old coins.

mvs7 · March 10, 2018 8:48AM

Happy birthday!

Jimnight · March 10, 2018 9:12AM

Happy Birthday!

Walkerfan · March 10, 2018 9:28AM

Happy birthday!

I think that 36 is still relatively young by most standards.

Enjoy your day.

shorecoll · March 10, 2018 9:36AM

I have pocket lint older than you, whippersnapper! Happy birthday!!!

Hydrant · March 10, 2018 9:41AM

Considering your coin collecting accomplishments, I'm surprised to know that you're ONLY 36. You, my friend, are in the prime of your life. I can only imagine the wonderful collection you will have assembled by the time you're an old geezer! Enjoy life! HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

giorgio11 · March 10, 2018 9:59AM

@Boosibri said:

@ricko said:
Happy Birthday..... Actually, I look much younger than my chronological age... but do not have any pictures to share... Let's see... at your age, I believe I was living in Portugal.... Great wine there...Cheers, RickO

I love Portugal. I’ve spent the last 5 years in Europe, moving home in three weeks.

Ah, now I have found the proper observance! I love dessert wines, and Port and Tokay (from Portugal and Hungary, respectively) are at the top of the list. Although they are definitely not on the low-carbs/weight loss regimen, tonight I shall make an exception and hoist a glass of Sandeman Port from the Douro Valley in honor of your 6-squared birthday.

Kind regards,

George