[CLOSED] "Win LordM's Loot" Giveaway #1 (closed on 6/30/19)

lordmarcovan

*** THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED NOW ***

(But the next one is here)

"Win LordM's Loot" Giveaway #1

Deadline for entries: Midnight Eastern US time, Sunday, June 30, 2019.

This will be a random drawing at the end of the month, using the random.org True Random Number Generator.

Winner will get his or her choice of one item from my "Pick Bin & Giveaway Goodies" page. (Give that link a moment to load.)

To enter:

(1) Please include the words "entry post" in your initial post to this thread - and only your first post. You may reply to this thread as many times as you like, but if you put the phrase "entry post" into more than one reply, you will disqualify yourself.

(2) In addition to the words "entry post", post something else that is coin-related in some way- whatever you like. This can be a question, observation, coin picture, story, or even a joke- as long as it is coin-related somehow.

(3) Please view the list of prizes and specify your first, second, and third choices, in order.

(4) You may edit your post to change your three prize picks at any time before the deadline, but remember, only one entry post per member, and one prize.

(5) There are no strings attached, and I pay shipping- worldwide- but if international shipping ever proves too costly on an item (or if all three of your prize picks are gone at the time of the drawing), I reserve the right to offer you a different prize or a PayPal gift instead.

Note that since the prizes are drawn from my swapstock, the list is subject to change throughout the month. Some items are subject to prior sale or trade. This is why I want you to list first, second, and third choices, and encourage you to periodically check the list for changes and new additions.

There will be more stuff added throughout the month, including some currency and ancient and/or medieval coins. As of this initial posting, the list is rather small, but it will likely grow. In fact, I just bought a couple of items that aren't listed yet.

Good luck!

I also run a monthly giveaway on CoinTalk (with other kind donor partners participating), so if you are a member over there, you are welcome to enter that giveaway as well. (We have some nice goodies, including two small gold coins this month.)

bigtime36

Entry post. And thanks for the chance

A young man walks into a singles bar with a roll of quarters taped inside the crotch of his jeans. He looks around, then sits next to the most attractive woman there. He was very pleased with himself after he noticed her constantly glancing down at his crotch. "Hi, there, I'm Jerry," he said, as he went into one of his well rehearsed routines, "and I help produce a T.V. quiz show. Is there any question I can answer for you?" "As a matter of fact there is," she said as she glanced down once more toward his embellished jeans. "Do you have change for a dollar?

1 54 S Franklin

2 57 Washington terror

3 1860 Indian head

Coinstartled

That was funny, Bigtime.

lordmarcovan

@Coinstartled said:
That was funny, Bigtime.

What, the "Washington terror" bit? Pretty funny.

Ohhh... you meant the joke.

oih82w8

Entry post.

"Numismatists aren't afraid of change"

Panama: silver proof half-Balboa, 1967, ICG PR68 (my birth year)

Franklin half dollar, 1954-S, ANACS MS64

Lincoln Wheat cent, 1930, PCI MS63 RB

Thank you for opportunity!

lordmarcovan

@oih82w8 said:
Entry post.

"Numismatists aren't afraid of change"

Thank you for opportunity!

Don't forget to list your prize preferences. You can always change them later.

winesteven

Entry post.
Did anyone look close at the coin they used for the official coin toss for this past February’s Super Bowl? On one side it had a bust of Teddy Roosevelt, and on the other side was a bust of Nathan Hale. If you’re wondering why the coin was designed that way, it’s so the team making the call can call “Ted’s or Hale’s”. (This is known as a “Spoonerism”).

1. 1945 Lincoln Clipped
2. 1954-S Franklin
3. German Notgeld Type Set

Thanks for the opportunity.

bsshog40

Entry Post;
A little kid's in school, taking a true-false test and he's flipping a coin. At the end of the test he's flipping the coin again. The teacher says, "What are you doing? He says, "Checking my answers."

1860 Indian Head Cent
1862 75cent note
2014 Ukraine Hero's medal

Thanks for the chance Lord M.

Testoon

Entry post. Thanks for the opportunity!
My choices:
Clipped Washington quarter
Hungary denar
1954-S Franklin
Obligatory numismatic content:

(Not my coin)

lordmarcovan

@Testoon said:
Entry post. Thanks for the opportunity!
My choices:
Clipped Washington quarter
Hungary denar
1954-S Franklin
Obligatory numismatic content:

(Not my coin)

Ahhh... the "Ice Cream" dime! Cool.

For those who haven't heard the story on that one, click here.

DBSTrader2

Entry post.

Thanks for the giveaway!

from my youth: "Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you'll have good luck!"

1 = 1954 S Franklin half

2 = 1957 Washington chopped planchet error quarter

3 = 1860 Type-2 C-N IHC

Thanks!

-- Dave

Namvet69

Entry post
I've been running for 19 years, outside all year round in SE Pa. I notice nails, screws along the roadway all the time. I pick every one up and discard them in my garbage. When I find a coin that is rev up, I pick it up and toss it over my shoulder so that it might land obv up for someone else.

1. 57 Washington chopped planchet error quarter
2. 1860 type 2 C-N IHC
3. German notgeld type set

Thank you. Peace Roy

TurboSnail

entry post
1 Guardhouse aluminum storage box for 25 slabbed coins
2 Hungary: silver "Madonna & Child" denar of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1576-KB
3 Panama: silver proof half-Balboa, 1967, ICG PR68 (20,000 minted)
SCORE!

lordmarcovan

@TurboSnail said:
SCORE!

I literally LOL'ed @ that.

Twobitcollector

entry post
I was stopped by the police the other day. He looks at me and said "your eyes are red have you been smoking weed. I said your eyes are glazed have you been eating donuts?.
Dang that taser hurt.
United States: bronze Lincoln Wheat cent, 1930, PCI MS63 RB (gold label, toned)
United States: copper-nickel Indian Head cent, 1860, Type 2 (Rounded Bust variety), ANACS VG8
United States: bronze Lincoln Wheat cent, 1945, mint error (straight-clipped planchet at 2:00), ANACS MS63 RB (toned)

Mdcoincollector2003

Entry post! Thank you very much for the chance!
I started coin collecting 5 years ago and I now have a decent sized collection including two gold coins, two seated dollars and many other coins.

1. The 1967 1/2 balboa
2. 1809 Bolivian 1/2 reale
   3.The 1954 S Franklin half dollar

lordmarcovan

@Twobitcollector said:
entry post
I was stopped by the police the other day. He looks at me and said "your eyes are red have you been smoking weed. I said your eyes are glazed have you been eating donuts?.
Dang that taser hurt.
United States: bronze Lincoln Wheat cent, 1930, PCI MS63 RB (gold label, toned)
United States: copper-nickel Indian Head cent, 1860, Type 2 (Rounded Bust variety), ANACS VG8
United States: bronze Lincoln Wheat cent, 1945, mint error (straight-clipped planchet at 2:00), ANACS MS63 RB (toned)

And that joke is coin-related how?

Twobitcollector

@lordmarcovan said:

@Twobitcollector said:
entry post
I was stopped by the police the other day. He looks at me and said "your eyes are red have you been smoking weed. I said your eyes are glazed have you been eating donuts?.
Dang that taser hurt.
United States: bronze Lincoln Wheat cent, 1930, PCI MS63 RB (gold label, toned)
United States: copper-nickel Indian Head cent, 1860, Type 2 (Rounded Bust variety), ANACS VG8
United States: bronze Lincoln Wheat cent, 1945, mint error (straight-clipped planchet at 2:00), ANACS MS63 RB (toned)

And that joke is coin-related how?

@lordmarcovan Ahhhh I have coins in my pocket?

GaCoinGuy

Entry Post --- Thanks for thw chance.

If I ever want to confuse my 7th graders, I show them the old coins from my Dansco. Several of them still insist that most of them are fake.

1st choice: MT Rushmore
2nd Choice: 54 Frankie
3rd choice 1/4 Balboa

Swampboy

Entry post ...
...and thanks for the shot.

I was bummed to see the 50th Anniversary Woodstock Festival recently canceled.
If it was to be anything like my experience at the original then guaranteed i would have heard some great music and I also could have scored some cheap statins.

1. Confederate States of America: fractional currency note, 75 cents, Richmond, Virginia, April 14th, 1862, uniface printing

2. United States: silver Franklin half dollar, 1954-S, ANACS MS64

3. Hungary: silver "Madonna & Child" denar of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1576-KB

jimineez1

Entry post
Thanks!
1- confederate .75 note
2- 1954 half dollar
3- Panama half balboa

Mine:

littlebear

Entry post.
At one time, $2 bills were called "whore notes" because that was the going rate for prostitution. Any truth?
1st choice: anything
2nd choice: anything
3rd choice: anything
(I like all things numismatic, and find all interesting. Didn't Rod Stewart have a song "Every Picture Tells a Story?")

TurboSnail

@lordmarcovan Here is another one. I was banned from CT in less than 24 hours without explanation. Waiting to win my "get out of jail" pass literally. lol ,

lordmarcovan

Edit- I'll send this in a PM

lordmarcovan

Edit- I'll send this in a PM

TurboSnail

@lordmarcovan said:

Yes that was me and used my real name by mistake. So I had to make a new account with Turbosnail few mins after. Oh well, it was short and sweet. Please recycle the prize to July's drawing if I win on CT this month.

lordmarcovan

(Edit)

Harlequin

Entry post ......... I love coins! I collect all sorts but I have a major interest in the Roosevelt 10c series!

Harly

lonn47

entry post........................they call me mr. coin head i love all of washington quarters.. lonn47

DiggerJim

Entry Post

1954-S Franklin Half

1576-KB Hungary "Madonna & Child"

Guardhouse Aluminum Storage Box

Thanks for the opportunity!

DiggerJim

Yorkshireman

Entry Post

1-1860 Indian Head
2-Confederate note
3-Mystery prize

emeraldATV

"Entry Post"
"Penny Wise"
1. I give you one penny. Can u smell anything ?
A. That is one scent.
2. I give you another cent. Do you see any fruit ?
A. Thats a pair.
3. I give you another cent. Do you see any cars ?
A. Thats 3 Lincolns.
4. I give you another cent. Do you see any snakes ?
A. Thats 4 copperheads.
5. I give you another cent. Would you like an escort tonight ?
A. NOT FOR 5 CENTS YOU WONT !
6. I give you another cent.
A. AHHH , you knew this was coming.
Thank You for the opportunity
https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/em/fo55xkjb0f78.jpg

AstroJoe

Entry post.

Thanks for the opportunity.

I finally picked up a 1881 Shield nickel, took years to find one that I like.

1 United States: bronze Lincoln Wheat cent, 1930, PCI MS63 RB (gold label, toned)

2 United States: copper-nickel clad commemorative half dollar, Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary, 1991-S, NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo

3 United States: copper-nickel Indian Head cent, 1860, Type 2 (Rounded Bust variety), ANACS VG8

ffcoins

Entry post

First of all, just want to say thank you to LordM for the kindness; what a way to build community! I’m starting out with an interest in Early American Copper, and trying to get the lay of the land, so to speak. I guess I’ll bring in a question here, of the two earliest American coppers, why is the older (Nova Constellatio) generally priced lower than the newer (Fugio)? Thanks!

1. Bronze sestertius Diana
2. Bronze sestertius Concordia
3. Hungarian Madonna and Child

bcuda

entry post ,

Thank you for helping keep the interest in the hobby!
This is my first ever post here and not sure how to get the pics loaded correctly.

Pictured here is a coin I found metal detecting around 30 years ago it was while stationed in Spain in the Navy.
It is an Iberian semis coin from Asido about 100 BC present day town of Medina Sidonia. Head of Hercules facing front and reverse with two tuna fish and punic letters.
My choices are:
1954 Franklin Half
1957 Washington quarter erro
1930 Lincoln ms63

lordmarcovan

@bcuda said:
entry post ,

Thank you for helping keep the interest in the hobby!
This is my first ever post here and not sure how to get the pics loaded correctly.

Pictured here is a coin I found metal detecting around 30 years ago it was while stationed in Spain in the Navy.
It is an Iberian semis coin from Asido about 100 BC present day town of Medina Sidonia. Head of Hercules facing front and reverse with two tuna fish and punic letters.
My choices are:
1954 Franklin Half
1957 Washington quarter erro
1930 Lincoln ms63

VERY cool find!

lordmarcovan

@yorkshireman- that is a lovely New Brunswick cent. I'm from Brunswick, Georgia, so I browse New Brunswick material occasionally. I'd like one of their penny tokens from the 1840s with the ship reverse, but looking at your 1864 cent and the rose wreath up close, I find it quite appealing. I'm familiar with the type, of course, and have found them in bulk lots, but usually only in lower grade. Seeing a high grade example in a TrueView is a pleasing view.

Yorkshireman

@lordmarcovan said:
@yorkshireman- that is a lovely New Brunswick cent. I'm from Brunswick, Georgia, so I browse New Brunswick material occasionally. I'd like one of their penny tokens from the 1840s with the ship reverse, but looking at your 1864 cent and the rose wreath up close, I find it quite appealing. I'm familiar with the type, of course, and have found them in bulk lots, but usually only in lower grade. Seeing a high grade example in a TrueView is a pleasing view.

Forgot you were from Georgia. I’m next door in AL.
Thanks for the good words about this piece!

lordmarcovan

I have retooled the loot list in the OP, with a new link, to an updated page. Prizes will continue to be added to the kitty as the month goes on. And I should be adding some more tiny gold fanams, too, so there will be gold on the list! Not big gold, obviously, but fun little tiny gold coins- and old ones, at that. Check the list for periodic updates.

You may edit to update your prize preferences at any time before the deadline.

Mjwags

entry post.

A man walks into a bar and orders a beer.
After having the beer, he asks the bartender for the bill.

"$3", says the bartender.

The man just for fun goes on and places a $1 coin on the three ends of the table. The bartender gives him a bad look but has no other option but to pick them up.

This happened for 3-4 days and everyday the bartender felt humiliated.

The next day, he orders a beer but couldn't find three $1 coins to pay the bill. So, he hands the bartender a $5 note. Now, the bartender gets all excited and thinks that it is his day to avenge the hard time he had because of this man. He then places the two $1 coins at the opposite ends of the table.

Now, with a shrewd smile and with all the excitement he goes to the man and says, "Go on, collect your change".

The man then takes out a $1 coin from his pocket and puts it in front of the bartender and says, "One more beer please."

Thank you,
1. Roman Empire: bronze antoninianus of Claudius II Gothicus, ca. 268-270 AD, Rome mint, Jupiter reverse

2. Roman Empire: bronze radiate of Maximianus, ca. 286-305 AD

3. Roman Empire: bronze antoninianus of Divus Claudius II, ca. 270-271 AD, eagle reverse

CollectorBonEZ

Entry post:

Label says 6 coins or 28 pounds

20 minutes and 32 attempts later....

1. United States: copper-nickel clad commemorative half dollar, Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary, 1991-S, NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo
   1991 is my birth year
2. Franklin half any
3. Indian head cent any

lonn47

entry post that 1954i. ben franklin 2, 1930 lincoln, thank you

STLNATS

entry post thanks for the opportunity LM.

Choices are 1. Franklin half, 2, washington 25c with clip, 3. Panama 1/2 Balboa

I've been meaning to tell you that as a departure/breather from my "regular" collecting pursuits (NBNs, papal and some ancients), over the last couple of years I'm been working to complete some US collections that had been neglected for a looooooong while, specifically 30 years or more. Specifically Danscos 7070, Silver $ date book (in which I added silver ikes, susie Bs and a couple of pages of modern $1 and 50cent commems), and a Franklin half $ book with strong eye appeal updated to include silver Kennedys thru 1970. All the holes in these are now filled filled with just a few upgrades that I'd like to make just to balance them out. The inspiration for this was your Dansco silver $ book a couple of years ago, After seeing your book I realized I'd been sitting in a collecting silo too long and needed something to recharge the batteries. I learned a LOT (altho in no ways an expert) and corrected some misconceptions I had about these series that had held an interest that kept pulling me back. So thanks again LM for the inspiration to climb out of the well.

What fun!

BIGWEBB

Entry post

My morning sunrise!

Thanks for the chance.
1: 57 Washington
2: 67 balboa
3: paddy 54 ???

lordmarcovan

Hi, everybody. I was on vacation out of town (and simultaneously under the weather), so I'm late in doing the drawing. Stay tuned- I will do that soon. Sorry for the delay.

lordmarcovan

@BIGWEBB said:
Entry post

My morning sunrise!

Thanks for the chance.
1: 57 Washington
2: 67 balboa
3: paddy 54 ???

@BIGWEBB - the random number generator smiled upon you!

Per your stated preferences, you get the 1957 Washington quarter error. PM your shipping address to me, and I'll get it off to you after the holiday.

BIGWEBB

Thank you to @lordmarcovan for the awesome giveaway. It's collector's like him that make this so much fun!