Happy Independence to all you Americans out there. Have a safe and wonderful day!
Does anyone have a favourite American coin they could share?
Personally, I have a JFK dollar that was given to me by a very good (American) friend of mine. Nice looking coin that came from a great guy with a lot of thought.
Happy American Independence Day!
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Thanks! Happy Independence Day to All!!! Here is a somewhat appropriate item (check out the date of the note):
Colonial Currency, South Carolina: Two Dollars, December 23, 1776 (Fr#SC-136a)
Massachusetts Commodity Bond £750 January 1, 1780 (Anderson MA-22)
Connecticut Treasury Certificate £26 18s 6d June 1, 1780 (Anderson CT-18)
MAY GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!
Colonial Currency, South Carolina: Two Dollars, December 23, 1776 (Fr#SC-136a)
Massachusetts Commodity Bond £750 January 1, 1780 (Anderson MA-22)
Connecticut Treasury Certificate £26 18s 6d June 1, 1780 (Anderson CT-18)
MAY GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!
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or a more appropriately, a coin 
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July 4th is a good time to remember that US coins circulated extensively in colonial Canada. Is there a better illustration of that fact than a Devins & Bolton countermark on an 1803 cent?
Devins & Bolton, Montreal pharmacists, countermarked thousands of coins and tokens in the 1860s.
Devins & Bolton, Montreal pharmacists, countermarked thousands of coins and tokens in the 1860s.
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Quote: "Quant.Geek"Thanks! Happy Independence Day to All!!! Here is a somewhat appropriate item (check out the date of the note):Death to counterfeit! :)
Colonial Currency, South Carolina: Two Dollars, December 23, 1776 (Fr#SC-136a)
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Quote: "Peter M. Graham"Any of our U.S. members have some Hard Times Tokens to show us? PLEASE!!!
I am not a U.S. member but I have two of them ...
Not for sale or swap though as they are the only ones I have.
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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I love the peace dollar coin
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Quote: "Mark240590"Happy 4th you guys. Darkest day in our great empires history, I wonder how the world had of turned out had the war not happened !?There were several close calls during the war and to boot, the war of 1812 didn't help much nor did our "54-40 or fight" manifest destiny chant. But we have been great allies since then
and have bled together in several wars throughout the 20th century!
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Quote: "Quant.Geek"very true.. maybe the only difference would have been your country wouldn't have decided to butcher our language :)
Quote: "Mark240590"Happy 4th you guys. Darkest day in our great empires history, I wonder how the world had of turned out had the war not happened !?There were several close calls during the war and to boot, the war of 1812 didn't help much nor did our "54-40 or fight" manifest destiny chant. But we have been great allies since then
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Quote: "Mark240590"American English is actually more stagnant, in linguistic terms, than British English that has evolved to such an extent that the difference is profound. So, no, we did not butcher the language, you guys changed it!
Quote: "Quant.Geek"very true.. maybe the only difference would have been your country wouldn't have decided to butcher our language :)
Quote: "Mark240590"Happy 4th you guys. Darkest day in our great empires history, I wonder how the world had of turned out had the war not happened !?There were several close calls during the war and to boot, the war of 1812 didn't help much nor did our "54-40 or fight" manifest destiny chant. But we have been great allies since then
For more info, see:http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150715-why-isnt-american-a-language
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Quote: "Quant.Geek"interesting although, some of the spellings leave a lot to be desired. I assume this is more to the fact that America became independent before any real kind of standardisation of the written word.
Quote: "Mark240590"American English is actually more stagnant, in linguistic terms, than British English that has evolved to such an extent that the difference is profound. So, no, we did not butcher the language, you guys changed it!
Quote: "Quant.Geek"very true.. maybe the only difference would have been your country wouldn't have decided to butcher our language :)
Quote: "Mark240590"Happy 4th you guys. Darkest day in our great empires history, I wonder how the world had of turned out had the war not happened !?There were several close calls during the war and to boot, the war of 1812 didn't help much nor did our "54-40 or fight" manifest destiny chant. But we have been great allies since then
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150715-why-isnt-american-a-language
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How does Russia congratulate the United States on Independence Day?
On the main American national holiday, play the music of the Russian composer, with the Russian imperial hymn and sing "God Save the Tsar!" in Russian...hard to believe?
https://youtu.be/dmYxLcwie04
i.e. at the most culminating moment, in the city of Washington, D.C., on the Capitol Hill, the American plebs joyfully applauds the salute and sings together unpretentious russian words, praising the Russian Tsar:
"God, save the Tsar!
Strong, powerful,
Reign for glory to us,
Reign for fear of enemies,
The Czar is Orthodox!"
It's wonderful, i think. Bravo, Vladimir Putin and Russian hackers!
On the main American national holiday, play the music of the Russian composer, with the Russian imperial hymn and sing "God Save the Tsar!" in Russian...hard to believe?
https://youtu.be/dmYxLcwie04
i.e. at the most culminating moment, in the city of Washington, D.C., on the Capitol Hill, the American plebs joyfully applauds the salute and sings together unpretentious russian words, praising the Russian Tsar:
"God, save the Tsar!
Strong, powerful,
Reign for glory to us,
Reign for fear of enemies,
The Czar is Orthodox!"
It's wonderful, i think. Bravo, Vladimir Putin and Russian hackers!
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Quote: "ZacUK"
Quote: "Peter M. Graham"Any of our U.S. members have some Hard Times Tokens to show us? PLEASE!!!
I am not a U.S. member but I have two of them ...
Not for sale or swap though as they are the only ones I have.
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure, that just ain't so. Mark Twain
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Quote how much does a note like this from South Carolina cost?
Quote: "Quant.Geek"Thanks! Happy Independence Day to All!!! Here is a somewhat appropriate item (check out the date of the note):Death to counterfeit! :)
Colonial Currency, South Carolina: Two Dollars, December 23, 1776 (Fr#SC-136a)
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Looking for pre 1783 coins
Looking for pre 1783 coins
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Quote: "redsmithstudios"Depends on a lot of things. The condition and type of note is a huge factor. Some of these colonial notes can end up going upwards of $10,000 and more! However, there are several, good notes that can be had for less than $500, in this condition. Canceled notes and notes that have seen circulation are even less. This particular note was about $500..
Quote how much does a note like this from South Carolina cost?
Quote: "Quant.Geek"Thanks! Happy Independence Day to All!!! Here is a somewhat appropriate item (check out the date of the note):Death to counterfeit! :)
Colonial Currency, South Carolina: Two Dollars, December 23, 1776 (Fr#SC-136a)
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