Usually on Thursdays as of late I've been sharing Silver Striker tokens, but today I felt like something else. This last weekend I spent a couple days in the hospital, don't worry, they didn't manage to kill me off. The food was great which was a pleasant surprise. Hospital food used to be akin to the most horrible cafeteria food in the world. While I was there the television options weren't great, but fortunately there was a marathon featuring the first three Star Wars movies being parts four, five, and six. For the five or six people on earth who haven't heard of Star Wars part four was A New Hope, five was The Empire Strikes Back, and part six was The Return of the Jedi. The Empire Strikes Back was always my personal favorite of the first trilogy.
While watching the movies to fight off absolute boredom I realized that I had a Star Wars themed coin from the island nation of Niue. The tropical paradise have many commemorative coins produced every year to sell and they make some very attractive ones. The coin in particular I was thinking of I had found in a coin shop in Long Beach, California several years ago. Take a look at this nicely done coin!
About the coin:
From Numista.com
I couldn't resist incorporating the series logo in the post! Darth Vader has always been my favorite character from the films. He's one of the best villains ever created and almost everyone know who he is. Here he portrayed on the back of a coin with his light saber, a very cool image. What doesn't match up is the front of the coin with Queen Elizabeth II in my opinion, unless of course she was a Star Wars fan and I was unaware. Seriously though, a very well made coin with great detailing on the obverse and the reverse in the New Zealand Mint, and most importantly it's made with pure silver! Great for silver stackers and Star Wars fanatics alike. I'm both so it's right up my alley!
Also I discovered today that they have several years of coins with Lord Vader in different poses. I may have to pick up some more if I ever find them at the right price. Now let's move on the island responsible for the coin...
Whenever I share a coin from exotic and tropical Island I find it fun to share some beautiful pictures of what we're all missing out on. I've never been to the South Pacific but I've heard is that it's beautiful. Just feast your eyes on these two pictures that make me want to just jump right in for a swim. That's a perfect place for snorkeling isn't it?
theculturetrip.com
After all the rain we've had in California over the last couple weeks that looks like heaven on earth! I love diving and snorkeling, it's a whole different and fantastic world to explore. Plus if you're a treasure hunting fanatic like me you will be hoping to run into some long lost treasure at the same time! My tropical vacation had to be scrubbed this year due to some medical issues, but there's always next year.
That's about it for today everyone, I hope you enjoyed my post. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments feel free to leave them below. Happy Thursday!
And my disclaimer:
Gold and silver collecting and stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
All pictures are mine unless otherwise noted.
References:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces151904.html
Re-blog lottery
Now for the winner of the re-blog lottery! Today we had 26 people who re-blogged my post, thank you so much! The people who re-blogged were:
@andres4455
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@screamheart
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@vrezyy
Voluntary daily reminder list for those who request to be on it: @ganjafarmer and @sayury
If you want to be added to the list as well just feel free to ask!
Thank you everyone! I have been working to improve my engagement and all of you have really helped out! If you have any recommendations or suggestions please feel free to let me know. I'm always looking to improve my posts.
Good luck to everyone!
And the Wheel of Names results:
Winner #1:
Winner #2:
Congratulations @hjrrodriguez you have won 3 HSBI!
Congratulations @screamheart you have won 2 HSBI!
Now for today's re-blog lottery! You just need to re-blog my post you will be placed on the Wheel of Names for a spin to possibly win up to 5 HSBI units! New twist, one winner on the first spin wins 3 HSBI, and a second spin for a chance for 2 HSBI, so two possible winners or one really lucky one could win both spins! An upvote is not required but is always greatly appreciated. Bots aren't allowed to win the prizes. Contest ends at 14:00 (2 PM) California Pacific time tomorrow. If I somehow missed your re-blog please let me know and I'll add you to the next draw.
What are HSBI units? They are units that you can purchase to sponsor someone and you in turn receive a unit as well. This way we both benefit! They give you occasional upvotes on your posts for a lifetime, and the more you accumulate the more often you receive upvotes and the bigger they can be. You can read some more here:
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