One of a kind

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British forces currency in Afghanistan, issued 2004.



Force Protection patrol exiting Shaibah Log Base, Iraq. Apr 04 issued 2008.

Well, you are breaking the rules there, Malcolm. Machine-struck coins only. Military discipline is harsh, I'm afraid. I hereby sentence you to be taken from this place and hanged. Hanged by the ankles, that is, until all the money falls out of your pockets. 

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An Act of Parliament in 1775 required that all coin weights be submitted for examination because there were many irregularities found, an examination mark of a ewer of the Founders Company to be used within a radius of 3 miles around the City of London. This stamp was more commonly known as a coffee-pot.

Now I think you are cheating again, Malcolm, as this looks like a token, and only-machine-struck coins are allowed. You will have to be severely punished. 

I had to be strict in allowing only machine-struck coins, otherwise we would never have found a unique design, and it's hard enough as it is. I suggest the token-collectors set up a similar contest for tokens only - that would be interesting!


NOTE: Just a reminder of where to find the rejections:

One of a kind: Rejections!

[Prosit]

I will try one.
2006 Belarus Silver 20 Rubles

Only campfire on a coin?

Dale

[Prosit]

In case that one doesn't hold up try this one
2005 Mexico Bimetalic 100 Pesos Don Quijote de la Mancha
The design is made up of skeletons so

Skeletons on coins.

Dale

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Skeletons on coins.

Skeletons? Your reputation goes before you, Dale. If only you could find a NICE hobby. 

Ha - GOTCHA!

[chrisild]

Yeah, but those are animals (like the one attached here - Germany 2011). Not sure whether there are other human skeletons on modern coins, so Dale may well be right ...

Christian

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Yeah, but those are animals (like the one attached here - Germany 2011). Not sure whether there are other human skeletons on modern coins, so Dale may well be right ...

Christian

But his horse was a skeleton too! 

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How about a human skull, then? It's PART of a skeleton. 

[andyg]

Ain't that repeated on the Gibraltar £1?

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Ain't that repeated on the Gibraltar £1?

This raises a point: should we be talking about 1] a unique DESIGN, even if the same design appears on more than one coin: or 2] a unique coin, i.e. the same DESIGN should not appear on more than one coin?  I think 1] - what do the members think?

In any case, you can see that there are lots of grey areas: Prosit posts a skeleton man on a skeleton horse. Does he means that the skeletons in general are unique - or just the skeleton man? Then I post a skull - this is PART of a skeleton man, so does this mean that Prosit's skeleton man is NOT unique? Comments? What do the members think?

[Prosit]

The way I see it.....it doesn't matter what I mean or meant.

The question is does the COIN meet the requirements of the post rules for uniqueness in some fashion, even if the way I meant it does not.

The coin should be judged and not my intention.
Your post, your rules, your decision.

Dale

Does he means that the skeletons in general are unique - or just the skeleton man?

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The coin should be judged and not my intention.
Your post, your rules, your decision.

Dale

I think a little audience participation is fun, and some decisions are genuinely difficult because of grey areas. However, I would say that a full human skeleton on a coin is unique (unless somebody proves otherwise). Given your position on my rules, I've just added a rule: "If Dale has any of his challenges moved to the Rejection topic, he will be made into a pie". 

[Prosit]

A human pie.....hummmmm....In spite of what you may think, I do not know of a specific instance where a human was made into a pie. Considering the long history of the human race and the colorfulness of it  
 I think the likelyhood of that having already been done is approaching 100%.

Therefore, your new rule is REJECTED as lacking uniqueness and must be moved in the rejection topic forthwith!  

Dale

I think a little audience participation is fun, and some decisions are genuinely difficult because of grey areas. However, I would say that a full human skeleton on a coin is unique (unless somebody proves otherwise). Given your position on my rules, I've just added a rule: "If Dale has any of his challenges moved to the Rejection topic, he will be made into a pie". 

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A human pie.....hummmmm....In spite of what you may think, I do not know of a specific instance where a human was made into a pie. Considering the long history of the human race and the colorfulness of it  
 I think the likelyhood of that having already been done is approaching 100%.

Therefore, your new rule is REJECTED as lacking uniqueness and must be moved in the rejection topic forthwith!  

Dale

You're a cruel man, Dale - but I think everyone knew that already. 

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There are several anchors on coins, but how about rudders? Italy, 5 lire.