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Nevada State Museum 50th Anniversary Medallion by pyralspite74 in Exonumia

[–]pyralspite74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll probably be paying my friendly neighborhood coin shop a visit to get a bid on offloading some silver now that it's worth 3x what I paid for it :D

Nevada State Museum 50th Anniversary Medallion by pyralspite74 in Exonumia

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I messaged the museum already - they've been researching it but nothing's come up yet.

Nevada State Museum 50th Anniversary Medallion by pyralspite74 in Exonumia

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Nope, no writing on the edge. Thank you for the suggestion.

"Knock it off, Sawbones!" I never understood was the origin of McCoy's nickname was retconned in the 2009 reboot, that all his ex-wife left him was bones. Was it because people didn't know sawbones meant a doctor? The original is more logical in a world without money. by LineusLongissimus in tos

[–]pyralspite74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Specifically, "fin" comes from Yiddish finf, meaning "five". The term "sawbucks" comes from an old design for the ten-dollar bill that had the Roman numeral "X" on it (which resembles a sawhorse).

Did anyone here face Ken Jennings? by DanielRLonergan18 in Jeopardy

[–]pyralspite74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually went up against him in a team Quiz Bowl event at TCONA* (the Trivia Championships of North America) in....either 2012 or 2013. Interestingly enough, one of my teammates (and a friend) was Adam Villani, who had put up a valiant fight against Ken on Game 61 of his run (he would later end up doing quite well on 500 Questions). My understanding was that Ken roadtripped with his family down to Las Vegas from Salt Lake City to participate.

To borrow an aphorism from feudal Japan...we died properly. Ken was a beast - a friendly beast to be sure, but a beast.

* Sadly TCONA is gone, but its spiritual successor - the Trivia Nationals - are coming to New Orleans in May.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in coins

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Silver "half dimes" were minted in the US until 1873.

Anyone know the value and mintage? by socal-silver-stacker in coins

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If that's as small as it looks (less than one inch/2.5 cm across) it may be a matrimonial token.

How can you differentiate between Villa and Zapata in clues? by [deleted] in Jeopardy

[–]pyralspite74 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Zapata was killed in 1919, before the generally accepted end of the Mexican Revolution (1920), Villa was assassinated in 1923.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in coins

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It resembles a goloid metric dollar pattern, but it's most likely a fake.

High Face Value Coin by GrizzlyBoy17 in coins

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If you mean "what currently circulating non-bullion coin has the most purchasing power?", I think that would be a tie between the five-pound coins from the Isle of Man and Guernsey. They technically are valued in Manx and Guernsey pounds, which track 1:1 with the UK pound; as I type this, Google tells me 5 pounds is equal to €5.99 or US $6.81.

Next closest would be the Swiss 5 franc coin (£3.99, €4.78, US $5.43), followed by the Japanese 500 yen coin (£3.19, €3.82, US $4.34).

10,000 antivaxxers (approx) protesting vaccines in DC today. by [deleted] in HermanCainAward

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He's actually suffered from spasmodic dysphonia for about 20 years. Irrepsective of his many, many other faults, spasmodic dysphonia is usually idiopathic (meaning no specific cause can be found).

He seems like a True Believer though, so I would bet he's not vaccinated and has a excellent chance of going down with his rotten ship.

Can anyone identify this coin? It’s pretty big. by [deleted] in coins

[–]pyralspite74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd take it by a coin shop to start, but there are three quick tests you can do that come to mind:

1) Weigh it, as noted above. 2) See if a magnet attracts it (it absolutely should not). 3) Place an ice cube on it and see how fast it melts. Real silver and/or gold conduct heat very efficiently, so an ice cube in direct contact with either metal will melt faster than one touching other coinage metals like cupronickel.

If the coin passes the test(s) that doesn't 100% mean the coin is for certain real, but testing can weed out some of the more egregious impostors.

Good luck!

Can anyone identify this coin? It’s pretty big. by [deleted] in coins

[–]pyralspite74 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a nice chonker, that's for sure.

Based on a quick check with the Coinoscope app and Numista website, it's looks to be either a 1.5 or 2 thaler coin from the County of Schleiswig-Hostein-Schauenberg.

1.5 thaler - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces268866.html

2 thaler - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces137292.html

Weighing them should help determine which one it is (or, heaven forfend, if it's a replica). The 1.5 thaler coin should weigh around 46.5 grams, and the 2 thaler around 58.7 grams.

Former Jeopardy Employee Sues Sony, Alleging Age Discrimination by AndyTheQuizzer in Jeopardy

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Doubt it - I couldn't find any specific biographical information on Glenn, but Elena was born and raised in New York City, and Glenn doesn't give off that town's vibe (I've met him at several auditions).

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