Columbus Day 2020 - Post your favorites!
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It’s Columbus Day so feel free to post your favorite related coins, medals, or tokens. 
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And a @ricko approved non-tarnished example.
Who paid for Columbus to take his journey:
Ferdinand & Isabella (1469 - 1504)
SPAIN Castile & Leon (Castilla y Leon)
AR 2 Reales
FERDANDVS : ET : HELISABET : D :
Crowned shield of arms breaking inner beaded circle.
Bow and arrows within beaded inner circle
Granada Mint. 29mm
6.80g.
Cayon 2622
Ferdinand I himself.
Ferdinando I (Don Ferrante). (1458 - 1494 A.D.)
ITALY, Napoli (Regno)
AR Coronato
Third Coinage, Class 2.
O: FRDINANDVS D G R SICI IER V, cross potent; annulet and double annulet stops.
R: CORONATVS QA LEGITIME CERTA, crowned bust right; annulet and double annulet stops. C to left.
Napoli (Naples) mint. Struck 1472-1488
2.59g
25mm
CNI XIX 348/347 (obv./rev.); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 16b (for type); MIR 68/16; cf. MEC 14, 981-2 (same)
On Columbus Day each year, I always think back to when I was a kid with a paper route, and I would get Columbian halves in payment.... Not a lot of times, but I did get four or five of them over a three year period. Usually WLH's and Franklins. Cheers, RickO
Collector of randomness. Photographer at PCGS. Lover of Harry Potter.
Two American Railway Supply Medalettes from the exposition.
These were created by George B. Soley and acquired from Tim Gabriel.
You own that???
That's Awesome!
Nope, I just liked the Stacks images.
And one more thing, Sir.
Happy Columbus Day!
My Original Song Written to my late wife-"Plus other original music by me"
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8A11CC8CC6093D80
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Happy Columbus Day!
Wish I had a Columbus to show!!
There hasn't been any news or even a whimper about Columbus today. A few weeks ago mobs were tearing down statues of him.
Overland Trail Collection Showcase
Dahlonega Type Set-2008 PCGS Best Exhibited Set
https://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/42396/37998718/08c5f09a-6802-471a-ac03-bd74ff893fc3[1].jpg
https://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/42396/37998718/bb1ad44f-6937-47f3-a20c-27950a75e668[1].jpg
MS66+ PCGS w/CAC
https://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/25600797_Medium.jpg
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Not mine but I like the design!
1992 Columbian Silver Dollar
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
--Severian the Lame
I just picked up this Eglit-88 medal.
It's made it's rounds in the new purchases and Soley threads, but thought it was also sharing in the Columbus Day thread since it's very timely now.
Nice! The provenance is pretty cool too. You can post it again on Valentine's Day
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