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JohnZ's YN Giveaway and Essay Competition - Gold Coins!
JohnZ
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In an effort to encourage numismatic research and writing among young collectors, I’ve decided to hold an essay competition. The rules are as follows:
Eligibility
1. Contestants must be 20 years of age or younger as of March 31, 2004.
2. New members who join the CU forums after the date and time of this posting are ineligible.
The Essay
1. The content of the essay is entirely up to the author, and can focus on any subject whatsoever concerning numismatics.
2. Contestants may only submit one essay.
3. The essay must be at least 1000 words long. There is no upper limit as to the length of the essay.
4. All sources must be clearly documented with footnotes and/or a bibliography. Failure to cite sources or any other type of plagiarism will disqualify the essay.
5. The essay must not have been published in any form in the past, including the posting of the essay on the CU forums.
6. Photographs may be used in the essay, but if they are not the authors own pictures, their sources must be documented as well.
Deadlines
1. The essays must be submitted to me by PM ONLY. The deadline for the submissions is 12 PM EST, Sunday April 25, 2004. Do not post the essays on this thread.
2. The winners will be announced at 6 PM EST on Sunday May 2, 2004. At that time, I will post all of the essays on the US coin forum, along with my decisions.
Judging
1. I will be the sole judge and arbiter of the competition. As I review the essays, I will be looking for originality of thought, amount of research, correct spelling and grammar, and overall style. (Participants are strongly encouraged to consult their parents and teachers during the process of writing their essays.)
2. I reserve the right not to award any of the prizes if I deem none of the entries worthy. I sincerely hope this doesn’t happen. I would very much like to award everything.
Prizes
As most YNs don’t have the financial resources to collect gold, I’ve decided to offer a number of gold coins as prizes.
1. The first prize winner will receive a gold Eagle (pictured below).
2. The second prize winner will receive a gold Quarter Eagle (pictured below).
3. The third prize winner will receive a Mexican gold 2 ½ peso (pictured below), and a Mexican gold 1 peso (not pictured).
4. All other contestants will receive an honorable mention prize consisting of an uncirculated silver coin of my choice.
If you are a YN and would like to participate, please PM me and let me know. Also, feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Good luck to you all,
John Zielinski
Eligibility
1. Contestants must be 20 years of age or younger as of March 31, 2004.
2. New members who join the CU forums after the date and time of this posting are ineligible.
The Essay
1. The content of the essay is entirely up to the author, and can focus on any subject whatsoever concerning numismatics.
2. Contestants may only submit one essay.
3. The essay must be at least 1000 words long. There is no upper limit as to the length of the essay.
4. All sources must be clearly documented with footnotes and/or a bibliography. Failure to cite sources or any other type of plagiarism will disqualify the essay.
5. The essay must not have been published in any form in the past, including the posting of the essay on the CU forums.
6. Photographs may be used in the essay, but if they are not the authors own pictures, their sources must be documented as well.
Deadlines
1. The essays must be submitted to me by PM ONLY. The deadline for the submissions is 12 PM EST, Sunday April 25, 2004. Do not post the essays on this thread.
2. The winners will be announced at 6 PM EST on Sunday May 2, 2004. At that time, I will post all of the essays on the US coin forum, along with my decisions.
Judging
1. I will be the sole judge and arbiter of the competition. As I review the essays, I will be looking for originality of thought, amount of research, correct spelling and grammar, and overall style. (Participants are strongly encouraged to consult their parents and teachers during the process of writing their essays.)
2. I reserve the right not to award any of the prizes if I deem none of the entries worthy. I sincerely hope this doesn’t happen. I would very much like to award everything.
Prizes
As most YNs don’t have the financial resources to collect gold, I’ve decided to offer a number of gold coins as prizes.
1. The first prize winner will receive a gold Eagle (pictured below).
2. The second prize winner will receive a gold Quarter Eagle (pictured below).
3. The third prize winner will receive a Mexican gold 2 ½ peso (pictured below), and a Mexican gold 1 peso (not pictured).
4. All other contestants will receive an honorable mention prize consisting of an uncirculated silver coin of my choice.
If you are a YN and would like to participate, please PM me and let me know. Also, feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Good luck to you all,
John Zielinski
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Yes. I neglected to include that in the rules. I've edited it in. Thank you.
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What about the old people who can't afford gold?
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Ummmm. Well, that'll be my next giveaway. OK?
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Sounds look a good thing for all the YNs around--that's very kind of you!
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I can't wait to see the Essays.
Johnz any chance of keeping us updated as to the amount of people going for this? Just a number...maybe a topic when they turn them in, you know, just enough to tease us
great job,
Ray
Sure thing Ray. I've got a lot of takers already.
Damn this is fun!
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Outstanding idea and I look forward to see how everything falls out. Although I understand that you are setting up the contest so that you do all the work, please let me know if I can help in any way. I teach a couple of numismatics courses at UT-Austin for incoming freshman students and components of each course are term papers of similar content. Best of luck to you and your contest!
Lane
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I'm fifteen years old.
In oak tree years.
BTW, what did the CU moderator edit out? Something offensive?
Oh, I see! They 're keeping your thread on top. Excellent job.
I have already started writing my essay, 371 words so far
do you want like an actual bibliography
last name, first name, articale name, date etc..
or just like a list of websites/books.
Thanks,
Chase
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PRINT SOURCES
Book with one author:
Author.
Title of book.(underlined)
City of publication:
Publisher, date of publication.
Cohen, Daniel. America's Very Own Ghosts. New
York: Doubleday, 1985.
Book with two authors:
Authors (in the order they are given in the book).
Title of book.(underlined)
City of publication:
Publisher, date.
Smith, Elizabeth, and David Wright. Rocks and Minerals.
Chicago: Macmillan, 1995.
Encyclopedia and other familiar reference books:
Author of article (if available).
"Title of article."
Title of book.(underlined)
Date of edition. (Volume and page number not necessary if articles are arranged alphabetically).
Eiselen, Malcolm R. "Franklin, Benjamin." The World Book
Encyclopedia. 1999.
"France." Compton's Encyclopedia. 1998.
Article in a periodical:
Author (if available).
"Title of article."
Periodical title (underlined) date: page.
Haverkamp, Beth. "Bad Women and Bandit Queens." Cobblestone
May 1996: 20-22.
"N.F.L. Training Camp Report" The New York Times
21 August 1996: B12.
INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE RESEARCHER
Name of person interviewed.
Type of interview.
Date of interview.
Whitman, Christie. Personal interview. 20 August 1999.
Ford, Harrison. Telephone interview. 26 January 1999.
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Encyclopedia and other publications on CD-ROM:
Author (if available).
"Title of article."
Title of product (underlined or in italics).
Edition or version (if relevant)
CD-ROM.
City of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Cashman, Katharine V. "Volcano." World Book Multimedia
Encyclopedia. 1999 ed. CD-ROM. Chicago: World Book
Inc., 1999.
Periodical article found in CD-ROM database:
Author.
"Title of article."
Periodical title (underlined) date: page.
Title of database.(underlined)
CD- ROM.
City of publication: name of electronic publisher, date of electronic publication.
Gray, Robert. "Do You Believe in Dragons?" Ranger Rick
Oct 1993: 21-29. SIRS Discoverer. CD-ROM. Boca Raton:
SIRS, Inc., Spring 1996.
ONLINE SOURCES
Encyclopedia from an online service:
Author, if shown
"Title of the article."
Name of encyclopedia (underlined).
Name of publisher, date of publication, if available.
Date of your visit
Name of the online service you used.
Ketcham, Ralph. "Franklin, Benjamin." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
Grolier Interactive Inc. 10 September 1999 America Online.
Periodical article from an online database:
Author.
"Title of article."
Periodical title (underlined) date: page.
Name of database.(underlined)
Publisher of database (if available).
Date of visit
<http address>. (enclosed in angle brackets)
Peterson, Robert W. "Teddy Roosevelt: The Conservation President."
Boys' Life April 1994: 28. Primary Search. EBSCO Publishing.
<12 November 2000>
World Wide Web:
Author (if known).
"Title of article."
Title of complete work. (if relevant, underlined)
date of visit
<full http address>. (enclosed in angle brackets)
Boritt, Gabor S. "Civil War." World Book Online. 10 September 1999
<http://www.worldbookonline.com/na/ar/fs/ar117060.htm>.
Personal e-mail:
Author.
<Author's e-mail address> (enclosed in angle brackets)
"Subject line from posting."
Date of publication
Personal e-mail.
Thompson, Barry. <bthompson@aol.com> "Computer Viruses." 26 Nov. 1999.
Personal e-mail.
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Chase
Outstanding! Though I will start a separate thread on one YN that seems MIA from here (KlectorKid)
Edited to say... Never mind - I see he is still posting to other threads. I remember he had a $10 Indian and would likely want a crack at the $10 Liberty prize.
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I hadn't read the entire thread yet but will the essay be posted here?
Yes. I will post the essays when I announce the winners.
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What about a contest for old farts that can't right, er I mean wright
Herb
I admire what you're doing.
Good luck to the participants!
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Seriously, a wonderful contest idea and great prizes. The entire community appreciates it.
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<< <i>I've locked this at the top to run through the weekend so the youngsters can catch it and enter this contest. >>
wait... how do we enter, its just that we PM you when we're done, w/ the essay right, or am i missing something here?
But remember that you must have been a forum member as of or before March, 2004.
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another question, if you visit one website every day for your essay, how do you have to make that clear? Just "visited every day since...)
Dennis
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<< <i>When someone from the forum provide you information and pics, how do you have to state that? >>
For pictures, I've used "Collection of _______" For information, I'd probably cite it as an interview.
<< <i>
another question, if you visit one website every day for your essay, how do you have to make that clear? Just "visited every day since...) >>
Arbitrarily pick one day--I'd use the first time you looked at the site.
As for citing websites, simply list the last time you visited it.
John.
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09/07/2006
A 1,051 word essay to try and nab that Gold Eagle.