Numismatism

Show your octopus with the oldest legal coin


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1: Argonautia
10 points

1834 nickel (US)


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2: Darwin
Artifact Bonus: 1
8 points

1853 Seated Liberty dime

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/1853b.jpg.html


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3: Perspicacious Nanaoctopacious
6 points

Large cent from 1848


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4: Tako Yaki
5 points

Tako has an Austro-Hungarian coin minted in 1915.

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/tako1915b.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/tako1915c.jpg.html


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5: Octopod of Allergen Doom
4 points

Sneezy has five Morgan dollar coins, minted in 1921.


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6: Akira
3 points

Akira with a 1921 German 5 pfennig coin (and two coins from the 30s to keep it company)

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/akiracoinclose.jpg.html


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7: Tentaculus
2 points

Penny from 1941

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/IMG_3487.JPG.html


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8: Ultros
1 point

Ultros and Cephy pose next to a 1968 penny.


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9: Octopus Prime
Artifact Bonus: 2
3 points

(1870)

Judge's notes: The judge is not quite sure what the scepter's bonus means in this case, but is pretty sure it's enough to make up a five year difference in a 150+ year gap.
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The judge would like to declare Sneezy and Akira tied, but doesn't know how to do that, so went with "more coins from 1921 ranks higher than fewer coins from 1921."
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Octopus Prime rescored based on "pictures of coins don't count" ruling of judicial panel.
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Still not quite sure how the scepter counts, but it probably doesn't quite make up a 19 year difference on a ~150 year age.

Judge: Charles