A little while back I was able to make in intot town to the lcs and i pickrd up this gem. My two oldest kids werr born in Nevada so, obviously it hole a special place in my heart.
The round pays tribute to Snowshoe Thompson, known as the father of skiing in California among othet things
From Wikipedia:
Between 1856 and 1876, he delivered mail between Placerville, California and Genoa, Nevada and later Virginia City, Nevada. Despite his nickname, he did not make use of the snowshoes that are native to North America, but rather would travel with what the local people applied that term to: ten-foot (over 3-meter) skis, and a single sturdy pole generally held in both hands at once. He knew this version of cross-country skiing from his native Norway, and employed it during the winter as one of the earlier pioneers of backcountry skiing in the United States. Thompson delivered the first silver ore to be mined from the Comstock Lode. Later he taught others how to make skis, as well as the basics of their use. Despite his twenty years of service, he was never paid for delivering the mail.
Thompson typically made the eastward trip in three days, and the return trip in two days. Thompson carried no blanket and no gun; he claimed he was never lost even in blizzards. A rescue attributed to him was that of a man trapped in his cabin by unusually deep snow. Thompson reached him, realized the damage to the man's legs from frostbite was sufficient to kill him, skied out to get chloroform, skied back in with it, and delivered the chloroform in time to save him.
Awesome, i wonder if he ever wrote about his adventures?
The round also has one of my favorite features, edge lettering!
What I cant figure out is who monted this round. There is a mint mark on it
But when I look that up i gwt two possibilities. Nevada Coin Mart, a former majer of silver ingots now considered vintage ingots and National Collectors Mint, a mint started in 1994.
The latter seems more likely but I cant find this round online.
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Never seen this round before, and a great story of the man Snowshoe Thompson.
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Yeah, the dude seemed like an awesome person. I can only imagine the things he saw on those deliveries.
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I have never seen such a crowded Great Seal! Too many things inside it...
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Yes it is but it works for me, I like all the things happening there plus it has a train (one of my favorite things). Hope all is well with you my friend.
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I've seen that round before in one of my books. I believe its one of the mints that the Draper Mint bought. Ill try to find the book.
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Cool man, thanks. How's the corned beef hangover today? :)
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Cool coin. Thanks for sharing the story.
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Thanks @dkid14. Two of my kids were born in Nevada so I was happy to find this gem.
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@summertooth that is so cool.... I skied for a long time with my boys, too cheep now LOL!😳
I didn't know the story behind Snowshoe Thompson, he never got paid???🤔
I was going to post a SSG post tonight, but yours is so awesome I'll wait till tomorrow my friend!!!
Have a wonderful evening!!🤗
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Thanks @silvertop. Did you have 10 foot long skis too? HAaahahahahaha!
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12 foot long!😳 I learned to ski on Midwest ice LOL!!😀
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Thanks @beerlover & @ronaldoavelino!! Prost!
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1856... wow 2 centuries ago
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