A penny-smashing first...for me, anyway

[scarlettina]

skidspoppe is living in Hungary these days, teaching and enjoying living in Europe. One of the ways he's enjoying his time there is by smashing coinage. This weekend in the mail, I received a smashed forint from St. Stephen Bassilica in Budapest. And what is shown on this Hungarian elongated coin? A relic: a severed hand. This is a first for me: a

Comments

[shellyinseattle]

That is excellent. A good Halloween coin.

[garyomaha]

I can't resist: "Why, thank you, Thing."

[holyoutlaw]

Knowing someone who collects ECs means you always have good, cheap souvenirs to buy.

[skidspoppe]

What's really amazing is the fact that no one here knows anything about ECs.. I've been educating people!