I chose Coin A too. ..mainly because I've never seen colors like that on a Rossie. For overall eye appeal, I actually prefer the giveaway coin... I'm more drawn to understated toning even though the piece doesn't get the FB designation.
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My personal preference is in the exact reverse order: B, C, A. Green is one of my favorite colors. However, as I said in the first post, I like them all.
@Smudge said:
Does anyone else think that the giveaway coin deserves FB?
Now to answer your question: Yes, I do. The giveaway coin was in an OGH graded MS66. Since green label holders are my very favorite, I would have left it there except that the coin was seriously rotated in the slab, so I did my normal trick of banging a corner of the slab on a hard surface repeatedly. This did straighten the coin out, but also did a fair amount of damage to the plastic on the corner taking the hits. Anyway, given that the slab was kind of trashed and I thought the coin deserved FB and a better grade than 66 (I thought 66+, shot 67), I just sent it along for the ride with some other Roosies I was submitting for Regrade.
Wow, winding down the day here at work, a couple hours left, I open up my web browser and go to the Forum and what do I see? A little number 1 in the Notifications! Notifications are always fun! What, I won? LOL...that is awesome, don't think I've ever won one of these!
Thank you CoinJunkie for the contest!
I shall find a way to pay this good fortune forward.
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C for me, although I like the emerald green on the first 2, I do not like their lower bands.
I chose Coin A too. ..mainly because I've never seen colors like that on a Rossie. For overall eye appeal, I actually prefer the giveaway coin... I'm more drawn to understated toning even though the piece doesn't get the FB designation.
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B for me.
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All are great, but I pick C, warm glow on the obv. and subtle rainbow on the rev. Thanks for the opportunity!
A all the way
I love coin C because of the toning yet contrast of the design. One awesome coin
I prefer coin C.
My pick is A because of the vivid color pallet.
It was a pick 'em call between A and B for me, but I went with A.
I vote for coin C. I like the contrast between the obverse and the reverse. I like the reverse the best.
Coin A.
Coin A has amazing reds! Coin B was close with the greens.
i picked coin c because i feel it has the best overall appeal. tough choice though.
It was between A and B for most color and there were fewer disruptions in toning on coin A. I voted A.
I picked the more vibrant, neon toned Coin A.
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Coin "B" is a rainbow and the obverse is the money shot. Easy choice.
Giveaway winner announced at the bottom of first post.
Thanks to everyone who voted! Coin A won in a landslide.
A: 46 votes (57%)
B: 16 votes (19%)
C: 19 votes (23%)
My personal preference is in the exact reverse order: B, C, A. Green is one of my favorite colors. However, as I said in the first post, I like them all.
Congrats @cecropiamoth!
Fun giveaway @CoinJunkie!
Now to answer your question: Yes, I do. The giveaway coin was in an OGH graded MS66. Since green label holders are my very favorite, I would have left it there except that the coin was seriously rotated in the slab, so I did my normal trick of banging a corner of the slab on a hard surface repeatedly. This did straighten the coin out, but also did a fair amount of damage to the plastic on the corner taking the hits. Anyway, given that the slab was kind of trashed and I thought the coin deserved FB and a better grade than 66 (I thought 66+, shot 67), I just sent it along for the ride with some other Roosies I was submitting for Regrade.
So that's the story.
Congrats to the winner.
Wow, winding down the day here at work, a couple hours left, I open up my web browser and go to the Forum and what do I see? A little number 1 in the Notifications! Notifications are always fun! What, I won? LOL...that is awesome, don't think I've ever won one of these!
Thank you CoinJunkie for the contest!
I shall find a way to pay this good fortune forward.
Jeff