Post by evm111 on Nov 14, 2005 19:54:54 GMT -5
Dear Group- a new listing; at my web-site I placed it directly underneath the Confederation of Antarctica). I would have given it its own "freestanding" entry if the piece were more coin-like (denomination). Anyhow, I've placed a scan of the coin in the Photo gallery of our Yahoo Group. I only have 9 left of the regular wooden piece. One per collector. I also have TWO left of the red-wood piece. Also one per collector (first-come-first-served). I am asking $5 per piece (regular wood or red-wood) and $1.50 for postage (United States; foreign rates may be higher, of course) and Paypal costs. I prefer payment via Paypal, though if any of you would rather send a check/money order, that's fine. But PLEASE don't pay right away. Please send me an e-mail (evm111@hotmail.com) stating your interest, and I will get back to you. I want to see how many of you request the token; hopefully I will have 9 or less requests, and some of you will even be able to get a duplicate. So in your e-mail, also please let me know if you are interested in a duplicate piece.
REPUBLIC OF ANTARCTICA: This is a uniface wooden piece (no denomination) dated “1990-2005”. It shows an image of the entire continent, but the grainy texture of the token did not offer an ideal surface for picking up small details; therefore, the location names cannot be fully read because the printing on this map is too small. These labeled regions are partially decipherable only with the aid of a magnifying glass and an actual atlas for more exact visual reference. After much eyestrain, these areas are: Marie Byrd Land, Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, MacRobertson Land, Enderby Land, Coats Land, Palmer Land, and Ellsworth Land; at the center of the map — the geographic South Pole itself — a bold star marks the apparent “capital” of the Republic, Amundsen/Scott Land (the official name of this American research base is the Amundsen-Scott Station, and this facility is the southernmost continually inhabited place on the planet). I obtained a samples of this “concept token” directly from its issuer, a numismatist from Anchorage named James Hill (his minuscule monogram, JVH, appears at the 5:00 position). There are some additional pieces in which the wood had been stained a deep red color prior to being stamped, as well as a small batch made from plastic poker chips (“About half are smudged and the rest are poorly struck” because the chips have been painted white and this glossy coating didn’t accept the ink very well).
REPUBLIC OF ANTARCTICA: This is a uniface wooden piece (no denomination) dated “1990-2005”. It shows an image of the entire continent, but the grainy texture of the token did not offer an ideal surface for picking up small details; therefore, the location names cannot be fully read because the printing on this map is too small. These labeled regions are partially decipherable only with the aid of a magnifying glass and an actual atlas for more exact visual reference. After much eyestrain, these areas are: Marie Byrd Land, Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, MacRobertson Land, Enderby Land, Coats Land, Palmer Land, and Ellsworth Land; at the center of the map — the geographic South Pole itself — a bold star marks the apparent “capital” of the Republic, Amundsen/Scott Land (the official name of this American research base is the Amundsen-Scott Station, and this facility is the southernmost continually inhabited place on the planet). I obtained a samples of this “concept token” directly from its issuer, a numismatist from Anchorage named James Hill (his minuscule monogram, JVH, appears at the 5:00 position). There are some additional pieces in which the wood had been stained a deep red color prior to being stamped, as well as a small batch made from plastic poker chips (“About half are smudged and the rest are poorly struck” because the chips have been painted white and this glossy coating didn’t accept the ink very well).