Quickie Exchange - October - Sign up now!

[ElleKitty]

This is just for the folks that want to participate in a whirlwind exchange to tide us over until the big one at the end of January.

1. Sign up in this thread to participate.
2. Send your physical mailing address to Kitty, unless she's already got it and you know she's got it.
3. Kitty will send to you the name of a Knight and their address.
4. Pick out a gift of coins or coin related items.
5. Send the gift to the Knight. 
6. For added fun, try to keep yourself anonymous! (Not required.)
7. When your exchange gift arrives, post a picture to share with the membership what your buddy sent.   At least post a confirmation of receipt.

[justabeginner]

I'm IN!!

[Nighthawk]

I'm in too, Miss Kitty! 

[Nevol]

I'm in!!!!!!

[KurtS]

Sure...I'm in too. 

[Yass]

Put me in the barrel. 

[latman]

Count me in 

[Humpybong]

OK add me to the list as well, thanks

[ElleKitty]

The current list of participants follows:  I will give it til Monday my time before closing, doing the required hat drawing, and notifying persons of their buddies.


JAB
Nighthawk
Nevol
KurtS
Yass
Latman
Humpybong
Kitty
Goose

[Goose]

Me, Me, Me! Yes, I'm in.

[ElleKitty]

Alright, the contest is closed.  I will pair names tonight when I get home from work.

[Tobyle]

Any chance of still putting my name in the hat? Internet went down again yesterday and have only just made it home from the night shift (after a few detours on the way home). It's OK though if it is too late - will just look forward to the next one.

[ElleKitty]

Tobyle, yes.  I can add you in easily, since I am just about to pair everyone and send them their buddy's name and address. 

The drawing is done, and I am doing the address PMs now!  If you haven't gotten one, let me know

[Tobyle]

Thanks, ElleKitty - got my 'buddy' info!

[latman]

To my surprise recipient, I am posting your package today. 

[ElleKitty]

I posted my packet on Tuesday! Which means my Buddy should be receiving it really soon, I hope!

I hope you like it.   You'll know it was me, too. I didn't try to hide anything.

[Tobyle]

Received my 'surprise' today -  2 x 2008 M Counterstamp Coat of Arms dollars ....... EXACTLY what I needed. Greatly appreciated.

A HUGE thankyou to Yass!

[KurtS]

I mailed my exchange today. You know who you are...but hopefully the coins are a surprise--I bet you don't have'em. 

[Goose]

October Quickie Exchange: ----Sorry, I don't know the 'screen' name of "T of T" (Tracy of Texas), but today I received the most glorious 'batch' of coins from 20 different countries (I think 20, I have to research 4 of them in which I don't know). Large coins, medium coins, small coins....all greatfully accepted. I'm only up to 49 different foreign countries' coins, and with this 'batch', the country count will rise dramatically. Thank you Tracy.  Goose

[ElleKitty]

Three varieties of Canadian coins that are more than what they seem

KurtS was kind enough to share some of his bargain finds with me, as my buddy gift.  Pictured above we have the 1947 Maple Leaf Blunt 7 coin,
the 1979 'A' to denticles variety (rare!), and the 1953 Shoulder fold obverse coins. 

Thank you so much for this Centsational Monday!

[KurtS]

Glad you like them!  They are special varieties of seemingly ordinary Canadian cents.
Two are tough to find, and the 1949 quite scarce and sought-after--I simply lucked upon an unsearched cache.
Happy to share.   

[Nighthawk]

A big "THANK YOU" to "BUDDY" from Minnesota (whoever you are!) for the Westward Journey nickel set, and also the 1967 Canadian mint set. Very nice. THANK YOU!!! 

[Nighthawk]

  I like it! I like it! 

[KurtS]

The 1967 set are some of my favorite coin designs.
Btw, if you can post a pic of the other side--there's a "diving goose" variety that's worth checking for.

[Nighthawk]

Yep, it's the "diving goose" variety alright, as you can tell by the new photo! hahaha.... Actually, my "goose" is in level flight, but thanks for the tip just the same. Speaking of "Goose"............ 

[KurtS]

LOL...I'm always looking for one. 
So far I've found a goose "on approach", but not the diving or "inverted flight" goose. 

[Nevol]

My secret package arrived a couple days ago.  Sorry, forgot to post that it arrived.

I received a strange Aussie 20¢ coin, not sure what's happened to it, rather 'damaged' on both sides; plus a 1974 commemorative (Winnipeg) Canadian Dollar.

I really don't know who sent them, so thanks to my secret Oz buddy, whoever you are! 

[KurtS]

...plus a 1974 commemorative (Winnipeg) Canadian Dollar.

Great! Please post a photo if possible...there are some valuable varieties for this coin, and it can't hurt to check. 

[Nighthawk]

Kurt, I have 4 Winnipeg Dollars right in front of me (2 nickel, 2 silver). What are we looking for?

[KurtS]

Here's a pic from a dealer of the "double yoke" variety. I've added an arrow noting an extra yoke post on the reverse.
There are two other dies with an extra yoke in slightly different spots. This variety is valued around $100 is MS60.
It's only found on circulating coins--not the silver versions.

[Nighthawk]

Sorry Kurt, no double yokes here. Thanks for the tip though. I'll make sure to check any I may come across in the future! 

[Nevol]

Sigh!    No double yoke on mine either.  No Matter, I love it anyway.   

[latman]

Glad you like it Nancy  I love the Canadian silver dollars, this one had a mintage of 628,183 and an issue price of $3. As for the 20c, no idea what happened to it, I just thought it was interesting.

Sorry I couldn't send the case with the dollar, but they weren't the best and it fell apart a long time ago. I have since removed all of them from their cases and put them into 2x2s. Looks much nicer on a page.

[Nevol]

Thanks Sean! I thought you might have been my secret 'buddy', but there were a couple others that fit the bill as well, so I wasn't sure. 

The 20¢ is interesting to say the least.  I have another that may have been given an acid bath, but the one you sent has different features on each side, where the one I've had for a while shows similar features on both sides.  Certainly conversation pieces, that's for sure!

[KurtS]

Sean,
Yes--a lot of the Canada NCLT $1 issues have particularly low mintages, some recent circulating commens too.
Then again, some of the older circ dollars do too. My 1938 $1 has a 90,304 mintage.
I'm looking for the 1947 "Maple Leaf" coin which had only 21,135. 

[Yass]

Thank you to my anonymous (somewhere in QLD) October Quickie Sender.

I have erecived an exceptional quantity of tokens, combined with four presidential dollars and two state quaters.

The tokens are a set(?) of:

• Shell's Mr President Coin Game
• Landmarks of America
• States of the Union

They are absolutely great. Love them

[KurtS]

A big thank you to "A. Friend" who sent me the very nice Franklin Half.
It's not only a nice MS-64 coin, but a 1954-S, which is a low mintage (4.9M)
And not only a low mintage, but a great strike!  (Many Franklin halves were struck with worn dies--not this one.)
That was very generous, friend!  I've really enjoyed these exchanges! 

[ElleKitty]

Alright! Only a few more days to go.

I have these folks down as having received their exchange gifts:

Goose, Kitty, Kurt, JAB, Nevol, Nighthawk, Tobyle, Yass, Humpy

And (I may have missed) these folks still waiting:

Latman.

[Tobyle]

Mine has been posted - really thought it would have arrived by now.

[KurtS]

I wanted to post a pic of the great Franklin half I received--thanks again friend!   

[Nighthawk]

Very nice coin Kurt. Thanks for sharing. 

[justabeginner]

I received mine... It was from Tobyle.. I bet even though she didn't say it.. Sending mine today.. Sorry to my buddy I have been busy with exams And still am

[Tobyle]

Yep - hope you liked them.

Hope they are asking all the right questions on those exam papers! Good luck!

[latman]

Good luck with the English exam today Justa.

[justabeginner]

Thx everyone for the wishes.... To Sean, I'm still in year 11, however I do have a Unit 4 exam coming up which is Biology on Monday And then a whole heap of Unit 2 exams.. Won't be on much in the next weeks... Thx again for the wishes..

[latman]

My bad 

[justabeginner]

Haha.. Its funny to see a middle aged person say my bad.. But I guess thats over the internet So no bagging you

[latman]

Who's middle aged? I'm only 38, man now I feel old *sigh*

 

[Yass]

Haha.. Its funny to see a middle aged person say my bad.. But I guess thats over the internet So no bagging you

I must be older than middle age, 'cos that went straight over my head

[KurtS]

Haha.. Its funny to see a middle aged person say my bad...

Probably because that saying is from the 80s...it all gets recycled, lol.

[Tobyle]

Probably because that saying is from the 80s...it all gets recycled, lol.

Geeze - I must have slept through the 80s! Don't remember that one at all.

Had the kids at work all laughing at me the other day because I didn't know what they meant by "that's random".


 

[Humpybong]

Just arrived back from another quest and found some great bi-metallic coins from various countries (including Australia)in my mail box.

Many thanks to my unknown quickie partner.......

[ElleKitty]

That's everything accounted for then, even if not everything has yet to arrive. ^^

[justabeginner]

Ok... Sent mine today... Ok I guess no surprises here.. Sean your my partner. Is pretty obvious since I'm the only one who hasn't sent mine and Sean is the only one who hasn't received his... My Bad.. As to Anna.... 'Thats Random' probably meant that someone said something totally out of context at the time

[Tobyle]

'Thats Random' probably meant that someone said something totally out of context at the time

Well, their explanation of the use of that remark was 'very good', 'fantastic' or 'excellent'.

[ElleKitty]

Totally Awesome, guys!

[KurtS]

Here's something totally random but relevant too, so check it out!! 
Btw--I do remember the whole idea of slang is to have a "code" that adults won't understand. As a teen, we had our own lingo that was suitably annoying to teachers n' 'rents  .

Somehow the years pass away, yet as an "adult" you hold the same curiosity and hopes for our world. Perhaps that's why I'm involved in education.

[latman]

Justa I guessed you were my secret buddy, too many questions about what I have/don't have/collect etc 

And I'M NOT middle aged!!!!

 

[justabeginner]

I knew it wouldn't work somehow But I did what I had to do... Can't be sending you a G shilling when you probably have some proof of it.... lol... And I never knew 'thats random' meant fantastic... Either I'm getting old or those kids are pulling your legs.. And you are middle aged Sean..

[latman]

 

Young whippersnapper.

[Tobyle]

And I never knew 'thats random' meant fantastic... Either I'm getting old or those kids are pulling your legs..   

ElleKitty's comment of 'Totally awesome' is probably closer to the meaning ...... and no, don't think they are pulling my leg, as it has been used by various groups of adolescents that we've had on the ward.

[justabeginner]

Ok Sean.. You just made me google 'whippersnapper'. You just had to make me do it.. Now I'm gonna lose a mark on my Biology exam for googling this.. Oh my god.. The 10 seconds I wasted..

[ElleKitty]

Definitely not middle-aged!  I refuse to be middle-aged, and there's only 2 years difference between Latman and myself, so there.  :p

[KurtS]

A pssst to Justa....we're all aging--at generally the same speed. 
Nobody controls aging...just don't lose whatever makes you feel young--that you can control. 

[justabeginner]

I know we are all aging.... Except that I was born 20 years before all of you.. Well... At least 20 years... I can still hop around and do splits... Can you guys still do that? Sucks hey?  Tracy you ARE middle aged.. Don't deny it.. 

[KurtS]

I can still hop around and do splits...Can you guys still do that? Sucks hey?

I sea kayak,
Snowboard,
Rock climb,
Bicycle,
Rollerblade,
hike,
And wrestle large, wild animals for fun (I work at a marine mammal hospital)
then there are the regular life-or-death battles with crabs in my kitchen. 

Yep...I'm "at death's door"--that's me. 
Age is immaterial...it's what you do with your time.

[latman]

Can't wait till you hit 40 Justa, I will remind you of this 

[ElleKitty]

Why would I want to hop around?  I prefer Yoga, much more controlled, graceful and painful. 

[justabeginner]

But for now I'll remind you guys everyday.. MWAAAHAHHAA... 

[Humpybong]

Another great exchange of gifts completed thanks to Kitty.

Just thought that I would scan the Aussie bi-metallic coin I received so that you can all take a look:

"The Australian $5 Bimetallic Commemorative Coin - Royal Flying Doctor Service"

[latman]

Thank you Justa

Received your package today. You have helped me fill some gaps in my kids collections, AND some in my own. I now have my first completed US series (or mini series), the westward journey nickles.

As well as a couple more IHCs I didn't have, dollars and dimes.

Thank you very much

 

[justabeginner]

No problem, I was just trying to find whatever I could... I never liked IHC's anyway.. So I gave you all of mine Never liked any small coins in fact Glad you liked them