Contest Time!!! **CONTEST OVER******
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Starting to get anxious to get out again, but it could be weeks until I get out again. Just checked my total silver count since 2009 and it sounds like a good time to have a contest. Right now the silver coin count is at 695. Let's have a contest to see who can guess what silver #700 will be since 2009.
The contest will end when (or IF) #700 comes. One guess per person, but you can change after you guess as long as you don't duplicate another member's answer. I guess you can duplicate, but only the person who guessed it first will be the winner.
The grand prize: Gallery mint 1796 1/2 cent COPY graded MS65RD by ICG!! There is some splotchiness (is that a word) to the toning on the obverse, but overall a cool "coin".
In your entry, please state:
1) Date
2) Mintmark if applicable
3) Denomination
4) Design if applicable (such as which 1916 dime, etc.)
Now, say one person guesses a 1914 barber dime and someone else guesses a 1918 merc. If a 1916 merc is found, simply using the number of years off wouldn't suffice because two people were off by 2 years. The winner will be the one who guessed the most aspects correct, so the 1918 merc would be the winning guess. Man, a lot of fine print for a small, fun, giveaway eh? Just want to avoid any arguments!
Odds are it will be from the silver beach or similar beach, so my bet would be a newer silver. But like detecting goes, it could be anything.
Alright, here's the actual guesses as of 1/27/16
Nickels
GaCoinGuy 1942-P war nickel
Bayard1908 1943-P war nickel
Dimes
lordmarcovan 1906 Barber dime
Dockwalliper 1939-P Merc
Pocketpiececommems 1943-P Merc
ChrisH821 1957-P Roosevelt
johnny9434 1959 d roosie dime
dorkbar 1960-P Roosevelt dime
Andy1234 1963 S dime
KollectorKing 1964-p roosie dime
Quarters
ricko 1962-P Washington quarter
zippcity 1964-d Washington quarter
The contest will end when (or IF) #700 comes. One guess per person, but you can change after you guess as long as you don't duplicate another member's answer. I guess you can duplicate, but only the person who guessed it first will be the winner.
The grand prize: Gallery mint 1796 1/2 cent COPY graded MS65RD by ICG!! There is some splotchiness (is that a word) to the toning on the obverse, but overall a cool "coin".
In your entry, please state:
1) Date
2) Mintmark if applicable
3) Denomination
4) Design if applicable (such as which 1916 dime, etc.)
Now, say one person guesses a 1914 barber dime and someone else guesses a 1918 merc. If a 1916 merc is found, simply using the number of years off wouldn't suffice because two people were off by 2 years. The winner will be the one who guessed the most aspects correct, so the 1918 merc would be the winning guess. Man, a lot of fine print for a small, fun, giveaway eh? Just want to avoid any arguments!
Odds are it will be from the silver beach or similar beach, so my bet would be a newer silver. But like detecting goes, it could be anything.
Alright, here's the actual guesses as of 1/27/16
Nickels
GaCoinGuy 1942-P war nickel
Bayard1908 1943-P war nickel
Dimes
lordmarcovan 1906 Barber dime
Dockwalliper 1939-P Merc
Pocketpiececommems 1943-P Merc
ChrisH821 1957-P Roosevelt
johnny9434 1959 d roosie dime
dorkbar 1960-P Roosevelt dime
Andy1234 1963 S dime
KollectorKing 1964-p roosie dime
Quarters
ricko 1962-P Washington quarter
zippcity 1964-d Washington quarter
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Comments
Lafayette Grading Set
Cheers, RickO
Ground here under snow and hard like rock with temp. below zero. Only finds are above ground and not necessarily metallic (such as the $20 in the ice rink parking lot a couple of weeks ago--hee hee).
PS - do war time nickels, 65-70 jfk halves count as silver coins
Happy Hunting.
Collector, occasional seller
I have been collecting for about 1 year now, (As of 1/24/2016)
Collector, occasional seller
Hey Andy, ChrisH821 is right. Although you'd be a winner if the coin found was a 1932 or 1934 quarter, there aren't any 1933 quarters outside of a Dan Carr specialty. You want to re-guess, or leave as-is??
Oh, Thanks!
1963 S dime
I have been collecting for about 1 year now, (As of 1/24/2016)
I have been collecting for about 1 year now, (As of 1/24/2016)
1792 half disme. It'll be in all the papers. You'll be famous. And wealthy. You're one lucky guy.
One HAS been dug before.
Starting to get anxious to get out again, but it could be weeks until I get out again. Just checked my total silver count since 2009 and it sounds like a good time to have a contest. Right now the silver coin count is at 695. Let's have a contest to see who can guess what silver #700 will be since 2009.
The contest will end when (or IF) #700 comes. One guess per person, but you can change after you guess as long as you don't duplicate another member's answer. I guess you can duplicate, but only the person who guessed it first will be the winner.
The grand prize: Gallery mint 1796 1/2 cent COPY graded MS65RD by ICG!! There is some splotchiness (is that a word) to the toning on the obverse, but overall a cool "coin".
In your entry, please state:
1) Date
2) Mintmark if applicable
3) Denomination
4) Design if applicable (such as which 1916 dime, etc.)
Now, say one person guesses a 1914 barber dime and someone else guesses a 1918 merc. If a 1916 merc is found, simply using the number of years off wouldn't suffice because two people were off by 2 years. The winner will be the one who guessed the most aspects correct, so the 1918 merc would be the winning guess. Man, a lot of fine print for a small, fun, giveaway eh? Just want to avoid any arguments!
Odds are it will be from the silver beach or similar beach, so my bet would be a newer silver. But like detecting goes, it could be anything.
Alright, here's the actual guesses as of 1/27/16
Nickels
GaCoinGuy 1942-P war nickel
Bayard1908 1943-P war nickel
Dimes
lordmarcovan 1906 Barber dime
Dockwalliper 1939-P Merc
Pocketpiececommems 1943-P Merc
ChrisH821 1957-P Roosevelt
johnny9434 1959 d roosie dime
dorkbar 1960-P Roosevelt dime
Andy1234 1963 S dime
KollectorKing 1964-p roosie dime
Quarters
ricko 1962-P Washington quarter
zippcity 1964-d Washington quarter
Thanks for the opportunity! Congrats on your soon to be #700!!! Rich