I think we need a new contest. I will supply the 10oz silver bar to the winner. So, start with some

TahoeDale

So much energy went into the last one. We need to keep that energy flowing.

Rules: I decide what contest to choose, but the winning idea gets a certified 2011 ASE.

Decision as to who won-- must be tabulated( review all guesses) by the forum member who got
the ASE for the contest idea.

Final decision is mine. There will be no mediation, arbitration, or whining.

The contest must relate to US coins.

Unless a decision is made of the contest type within 1 week, the offer is withdrawn.

Get busy
january 26, 2013 11:00am PST

keyman64

The first person to find any of these coins for me to buy in high Mint State Full Bands will be awarded a 10oz silver bar from TahoeDale! That is very generous of him!

Mercury Dimes:
1934-D/D FS-501
1941 DDO FS-101
1942-Inverted S FS-501
1945 DDO FS-101
1945-D/D FS-506
1945-S/S FS-503

Just figured I would help the thread stay alive.

PreTurb

Guess the exact number of days that Legend will own the famous 1794 dollar before selling it...

Weather11am

Similar to what the Metal Detecting forum did a long while ago, a group of forum members will volunteer to go out and search $100 worth of change from their local banks (denominations at the discretion of the individual forum member). Each time this happens, someone else from these forums will be pre-selected (by answering numismatic trivia) and they will "own" the findings that will be posted (with pics) by the forum member who searched the coins at the bank. Whoever "owns" the best findings at the end of the contest, wins. Note that the people who go out to the banks will keep whatever they find (or don't find).

Sound fun?

adamlaneus

Simple:

Best find from a bank's vacuum cleaner bag.

Coinosaurus

Number of typos in the next market report.

Justacommeman

Number of rep's Mr Eureka can bench press two bags of $1000 face 90% silver

MJ

CoinJunkie

Whoever's contest idea gets selected wins a 10oz silver bar...

mkman123

How many days it will be until DW let's mark feld back

19Lyds

A Contest to guess what two coins will be included in the 2013 West Point Silver Eagle Set and what its Issue Price will be.

Ref: May/June American Eagle West Point Two-Coin Silver Set (final product name TBD) TBD

DieClash

Choose a coin/subject from the Red Book. Offer up 1 clue to start. Every 24 hours say 5 pm PST, offer up another clue as to the secret, Red Book coin/subject. Continue adding daily clues until someone accurately describes the coin/subects and a winner is crowned!

Cheers!



Kirk

MrEureka

Hammer price on the Walton 1913 Nickel.

DieClash

<< <i>Choose a coin/subject from the Red Book. Offer up 1 clue to start. Every 24 hours say 5 pm PST, offer up another clue as to the secret, Red Book coin/subject. Continue adding daily clues until someone accurately describes the coin/subects and a winner is crowned!

Cheers!



Kirk >>



Maybe have people PM their guesses. You can always use "... it's NOT such&such..." as the next clue.

magikbilly

Maybe something design oriented instead of "guess the $$$" on something. Maybe something with symbolism - "how many fasces does it take..."
This could be a learning point of another sort.

Eric

Great idea - thanks!!

Swampboy

<< <i>Hammer price on the Walton 1913 Nickel. >>



This.

erwindoc

<< <i>Hammer price on the Walton 1913 Nickel. >>



That was what I was thinking! Now Ill have to come up with another.

I know, how long will it be before the US has another major design change in circulating coinage(ie, elimination of cent, change of alloys again, etc)

DennisH

Whoever has the most PCGS-graded 1895-S Morgans wins the 10-oz. bar?

magikbilly

<< <i>

<< <i>Hammer price on the Walton 1913 Nickel. >>



This. >>



The air gets kind of thin up there. I wonder if everyone comes to this sort of contest equally armed?
I don't. I am sure John-Boy doesn't. I would not discount the sisters with the recipe tho.

Eric

edit for spelling.

MsMorrisine

image 25 different coins
blow up small sections of the 25 coins
remove all color clues by making the images black and white
have people try to "guess the coin" for each of the 25 small sections with the winner guessing the most correct.

lkeigwin

<< <i>How many days it will be until DW let's mark feld back >>

Too easy. Infinity. It was an ugly divorce.
Lance.

Swampboy

<< <i>The air gets kind of thin up there. I wonder if everyone comes to this sort of contest equally armed? >>



thinned out long before "there" for me.


but I get your point.

TahoeDale

So far, there are a few good ideas, but none that I would accept. While the Walton nickel seems appropriate, the final hammer may be accomplished by
a forum member, and that gives him/her too much of an upside( you cannot get away with the inside scoop,again, TDN!!).

So keep on working on the contest idea- we have more than 6 days left.

thisnamztaken

Guess whether the '33 Double Eagle will sell for more or less than the '94 FH Dollar next time around, and which will be offered first.

ElmerFusterpuck

Guess what date (to the day) the last U.S Cent will be minted. That may be some wait time, but I think it's coming sooner than later.

fareasteagle

Guess the date of the first Newman Sale

JeffersonFrog

...

tradedollarnut

Guess the combined price of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel and 1804 Class I dollar at CSNS.

Closest to or exact - whichever you wish!

botanist

Closest guess to the US mint's selling price of the proof one ounce American Palladium Eagle when first offered.

MFH

I like the dollar value / hammer price of the Walton Nickel - but if you're passing on that idea...
guess the dollar sell price of a certain Half Dollar if and when it sells...

Broadstruck

<< <i>I like the dollar value / hammer price of the Walton Nickel - but if you're passing on that idea...
guess the dollar sell price of a certain Half Dollar if and when it sells...



>>



Is that one of them Chinese counterfeits as the mint mark is really too small

rgCoinGuy

A death cage match of numismatic knowledge in a one on one tournament.

Rodebaugh

Image a lot of 10 or so PCGS slabbed coins (obverse and reverse)

Folks guess the grades.

adamlaneus

Since the giveaway is silver, how about a simple 'guess the price of silver on the market close of a certain date'. To add a twist, you can do it price-is-right style where the person who gets closest WITHOUT going OVER wins. Overbidders do not win on the price is right. And if they get it exactly, they get super gold bonus coin.

Nobody has said 'guess a number from 1 to 1000'. So that's another suggestion. Nice and simple and you can rig it any way you want.

HoledandCreative

The selling price, either exact or within a $, of the 1804 Class I dollar coming up. The winner will probably be same buyer of the 1794. A rare opportunity for him. After a few more bust dollar buys, will Morgans be next?

Lehigh96

Who can find the biggest toning premium realized in an auction setting on a coin with a price guide value over $1,000. By biggest toning premium I mean multiples of price guide, not total amount.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Similar to what the Metal Detecting forum did a long while ago, a group of forum members will volunteer to go out and search $100 worth of change from their local banks (denominations at the discretion of the individual forum member). Each time this happens, someone else from these forums will be pre-selected (by answering numismatic trivia) and they will "own" the findings that will be posted (with pics) by the forum member who searched the coins at the bank. Whoever "owns" the best findings at the end of the contest, wins. Note that the people who go out to the banks will keep whatever they find (or don't find).

Sound fun? >>

Yep. It sounds fun. But I'm biased. Those "Virtual Treasure Hunts" on the MD forum were my brainchild.

TahoeDale

I am changing the prize( more silver), but it will be like closest to the hole on a par 3 at your local golf course.

We still do not have the contest( to be suggested by a Forum member), but with the new prize structure, that
should define the type of guess needed.

The guess must be within $1000 to win 2 siver ASE's-
If on the money( exact) , a toned 10 oz silver bar.

There could be 2 winners( within $1000 and exact)
There could be 1 winner( within $1000 or exact)
There could be no winner.

No member can win both prizes.
No member can guess more than 1 time.

The winner of the contest idea still gets the certified ASE, and must tabulate all guesses, to see
if there are winners.

I will make a decision on the best contest idea, and there will be a contest, deadline next Friday, 11:00am PST.

Caveat-unless the moderator poofs this thread

DeliaBug

<< <i>I am changing the prize( more silver), but it will be like closest to the hole on a par 3 at your local golf course.

We still do not have the contest( to be suggested by a Forum member), but with the new prize structure, that
should define the type of guess needed.

The guess must be within $1000 to win 2 siver ASE's-
If on the money( exact) , a toned 10 oz silver bar.

There could be 2 winners( within $1000 and exact)
There could be 1 winner( within $1000 or exact)
There could be no winner.

No member can win both prizes.
No member can guess more than 1 time.

The winner of the contest idea still gets the certified ASE, and must tabulate all guesses, to see
if there are winners.

I will make a decision on the best contest idea, and there will be a contest, deadline next Friday, 11:00am PST.

Caveat-unless the moderator poofs this thread >>



Hows about - Guess the exact superbowl score.

Edit - if I win I don't want the ASE. Give it to a Y/N.

fivecents

Have a grading contest!!!

TwoSides2aCoin

Post photo of a famous person holding a classic coin in one hand and a modern coin in the other. Whoever has the most candid shot with the most recognized face wins. And if it goes viral, the famous person gets "Geek Status" in the coin world.

I'm not playing, merely suggesting a fun contest.

Steve27

This pattern is coming up in the Heritage Long Beach auction (7,8 Feb), the total pop is 2, and it has no previous auction history or PCGS price guide value. Thus, it makes an ideal choice for a guess the closing auction price contest.

Steve27

Type2

We go around town to town cherrypicking and vido taping it all calling it "The cherrypciker Show" and showing how you can make $$$ on buying coins on the cheep and haveing them graded and taking them to auction to sell for big $$$ we can have many experts from large cents to dollars as helpers every week. It will be like this. Welcom to the Cherrypicker me and my good frind know as TahoeDale on the Collectors Universe board are going to show you how with a little time and money you can make a great collection or make big bucks by going around finding good deals hanging on wall and showcases in your area just wanting for you to cherrypick. Now we go to a brake and make big $$$ on air time......

fastfreddie

<< <i>Guess what date (to the day) the last U.S Cent will be minted. That may be some wait time, but I think it's coming sooner than later. >>



Or, guess the date when the US mint substitutes the presidential dollars for paper dollars.

It's got to be an exact date down to the second to win.

gummibear

Make a virtual type set of seated or barber coins, or just five random decent value coins, from the next auction. You pick various dates and grades. We have to guess the total sale price.

Richard