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"The Man in the Arena"
Eldorado9
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Post a TR inspired coin.
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Eldorado9
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Usually the man in the arena doesn't agree with everyone else so perhaps some "contrarian" coins would be appropriate as well. TR certainly wasn't a conformist.
I read the title and knew it would be TR-inspired. I don't have a coin for the thread at the moment, but this will have to do-
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Here's a silver 1965 dime.
It's a roosevelt doesn't conform.
It's at least 4th cousin once removed.
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They both liked dressing cowboy and writing about themselves—
“If the ocean was whiskey, and I was a duck,
I'd dive to the bottom and never come up.”
well
30+ years coin shop experience (ret.) Coins, bullion, currency, scrap & interesting folks. Loved every minute!
TR's "River of Doubt" expedition is pretty amazing reading: Hard to imagine any former President doing something like this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt–Rondon_Scientific_Expedition
And who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
Eldo - that's a great quote and so true. I think I first heard it written to me by a CEO after I sent him a note stating that I admired him. He had just been fired.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
The boat story.
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1904 US Mint Assay medal
30+ years coin shop experience (ret.) Coins, bullion, currency, scrap & interesting folks. Loved every minute!
That’s the nicest string of coins made in the early twentieth century that I have ever seen. All my favorite designs and the SVDB by the company it is in.
Ok, FINALLY, here’s something close to what the OP has asked for:
In theory, this could have been used as the coin for the official “Coin Toss” in the Super Bowl. One side has Teddy Roosevelt, and the other side has Nathan Hale. Do you know why? Scroll down:
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The player making the call as the coin is tossed, has to call “Ted’s or Hale’s” 🤣
Steve
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The HR I posted is an Omega.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
[Rim shot]
I know. It looked off so I blew up the reverse image and saw the Greek letter omega inside the talons of the eagle.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire