The date on the "Daredevils" coin is AH 1277 but there is also a
"Regnal year" of 10, which is the tenth year the Ottoman Sultan
was on the job.
These are Moslem lunar years which are shorter than Western years,
about 354 days or 97%.
The coin date would be AH 1277 plus 9 (as 1277 is already year 1),
then converted to an AD date.
AD 1869 = AH 1286 x 0.97 + AD 622 (Base year for Moslem dates).
Some Moslem countries use the Moslem base year and add solar years.
This question will be on the test.
Study wisely.
Last edited by WilliamBoyd8 : 02-20-2013 at 04:49 PM.
The date on the "Daredevils" coin is AH 1277 but there is also a
"Regnal year" of 10, which is the tenth year the Ottoman Sultan
was on the job.
These are Moslem lunar years which are shorter than Western years,
about 354 days or 97%.
The coin date would be AH 1277 plus 9 (as 1277 is already year 1),
then converted to an AD date.
AD 1869 = AH 1286 x 0.97 + AD 622 (Base year for Moslem dates).
Some Moslem countries use the Moslem base year and add solar years.
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Congrats on your recent acquisitions, Mr. Boyd. That gold one looks very nice!
Here's another challenge for you, again from the "Greatest Adventures" book. (I actually scanned this last year but forgot to post it). The image on the page is very faint so a version with more contrast has been included.
Here's another challenge for you, again from the "Greatest Adventures" book. (I actually scanned this last year but forgot to post it). The image on the page is very faint so a version with more contrast has been included.
Could this be a token?
Didn't intend to steal Hopalong's thunder but I was intrigued.
I simply Googled 'church coin' and a short way down the page I saw this:
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Originally Posted by Montana Smith
Didn't intend to steal Hopalong's thunder but I was intrigued.
I simply Googled 'church coin' and a short way down the page I saw this:
Heh, some challenge that turned out to be! It took you less than half an hour to identify.
Looking into this coin a bit more, it was issued in both 1934 and 1935 with two versions of the 1934. One with the writing & svastikas on the church side (as in the photo you found) and one without (as in the Indy book). The version that you posted is the earlier & more rare issue. Because of this, it's seemingly impossible to determine which year Indy's is.
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On an side note:
Being curious to know if I was anywhere near that church when in Potsdam last year, I had a look on Google Maps. Sure enough, I cycled right past the empty lot where the church once stood* (on my way to the Potsdam Film Museum which is just down the street). Even more freaky is that I took a photo of the building right beside the lot because it had some communist era paintings on the wall.
*Apparently, the church caught on fire during a WW2 Allied bombing raid and its ruins were eventually torn down in the late '60s. There are talks of rebuilding it.
Here's where I was to take the snapshot. On the right of my photo is piece of the wall that surrounds the Garrison Church lot:
Just noticed that I was right next to something called, "Vogel Events".
Reminds me of Von Stalhein's interpretation of the tank scene.
There's a page with several postcards of the restaurant.
Quote:
Vogel's Restaurant Inc. 1250 Indianapolis Boulevard, Whiting, Ind. In Business Since 1922. Vogel's Restaurant, Inc. Whiting, Indiana. Famous for Fish, Chicken, Steak and Frog-leg Dinners. Catering to Banquets and Parties, Large or Small. Routes 41, 12 and 20. 14 Miles South from Chicago's Loop. Bus Service to Door. Phone Whiting 1250.
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These coins are from the Indiana Jones "Diary 1990", published by Charles Letts & Co. (The image quality isn't great but is the best that I could get from the low-res image that I found.)
They look similar to a Chinese coin that I have. What do you say, WilliamBoyd?
The necklace Marion uses for the Headpiece of the Staff of Ra, in Raiders, has what appears to be a "cash" coin as part of the chain. It's most visible when she is first taking the Headpiece out of her shirt. Screen grab, anyone?
While Young Indy was in Europe just after World War I, he may have met the young American
who carried this small coin collection around with him.
Walt Disney's coin collection, now on display at the Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.
This small museum has quite a display of Disney-related historical items, and is well worth
a visit by anyone interested in the early days of the Disney empire.
Not coin related, and I hope I don't get in trouble for posting on such an old thread, but does any one know what the long pen-like object is on the DVD menu introduction screen, the one next to the journal? It intriques me, beacause if it is a pen I find the absence of an ink jar in the image strange, and I'm not aware if they had self-contained pens back then.
Allow me to link to the image below so you can see what I mean
It is indeed an pencil, not a fountain pen, and it uses refillable or replaceable lead.
Young Indy's pencil is a period-correct hexagonal metal body pencil with classical or classicist barrel ornamentation, for looks as much as for better holding. During the first two decades of the 20th century, ornamentation was very expressive, and the more expensive the pen or pricey the marque was, the more exuberant the styling became.
The pencil has a round cap and does not feature a pendant ring to attach it to a chain or cord. Instead, it already features a clasp, which you can just about make out on the DVD intro image on the left, next to the compass.
Archaeologists preferred metal pencils for fieldwork, especially basic sketching and site mapping. The British Museum as well as the PEF and the Petrie (all in the UK) have a small collection of them in storage.
They are not rare – it's an everyday item – and can be purchased at reasonable antiques prices today. There's a complete Astoria pencil/pen set on eBay right now, with gorgeous florentine ornamentation, which is similar to but a tad more fancy than Young Indy's pencil. It is offered for a rather ambitious price, though. But hey, someone may bite…
