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You may have seen the posts this morning throughout our social channels, but we wanted to make sure to open up this giveaway to our forum members as well.

Starting today, PCGS is holding its first ever art contest for a chance at $200 in PCGS grading credit (good for 1 year from date of issue)! To enter, post coin art that you’ve made or have using the hashtags #PCGSGiveaway and #CoinArt on the social media platform of you choosing, or simply leave a comment on this thread with your artwork. Please see https://pcgs.com/contest-rules for more and all the forms of art!

This can be basically any form of art you can think of, with a couple of examples from our Art Manager and @PCGSPhoto included below:

We'll definitely be sharing submissions as they come in so, keep an eye out for yours during the two week campaign period!

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  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Am NO good at Art! ;)

    Ken
  • dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Left brain, right brain issue for me, but I do look forward to what those with artistic skills come up with.

    Collector and Researcher of Liberty Head Nickels. ANA LM-6053
  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He offset the old time major NY dealer who could not be bothered to show me a J-228 in his case because I was just a twenty-something collector. Sometimes people don't realize that a large act of rudeness can be remembered for decades. He has been dead a long time and good riddance. LOL.

  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf said:
    Many moons ago, I used to drink and draw. :D

    Good stuff!!

    Ken
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice submissions.... I shall watch this thread each day....Cheers, RickO

  • Tom147Tom147 Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking forward to following this one.

  • PCGS_SocialMediaPCGS_SocialMedia Posts: 327 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mvs7 said:
    Does this count? Last time my daughter went to the pottery decorating place, she decorated a small planter. I passed the time making a coaster.

    It does, we accept all forms of art for this giveaway!

  • WildIdeaWildIdea Posts: 1,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks @dcarr

    I’m just working with what I have on hand for reference, common date Saint in 4! Coin collecting tends to make us all forensic detectives, but my take away from painting coins is that if you really want to know a coin, paint or draw it! You really have to study all the subtleties like never before. It’s pretty cool really.

    One other thing I’ll share about painting is I’ve learned to buy a frame at a thrift store, like this one, and make a painting to fit. Buying frames new is an eye opener. Cooler to repurpose anyway and the old plaster ones are not readily available today. I look for cool frames at second hand stores and build up a stock and when I get the notion, I cut the canvas to fit. Usually plywood or Masonite. I love the backside of Masonite for its texture. I have to believe that the old masters would have killed for plywood and surely used it over a bouncy canvas if they had it avail. And you couldn’t razor knife it from it’s frame either!

    With that said, I always go for high texture waves of paint when your up close but as you stand back the picture becomes readable. Has to do both and at least what I’m striving for. I’m always drawn to that in other artist works I see. Why paint a photo when a photo will do just fine? I say paint an impressionistic feeling.

    I love to see your creations folks. Thanks for posting yours!

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,073 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is going to be interesting for sure.
    Great art already.

    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PCGS_SocialMedia
    Does it have to be coin related?

  • PCGS_SocialMediaPCGS_SocialMedia Posts: 327 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Paradisefound said:
    @PCGS_SocialMedia
    Does it have to be coin related?

    Coin or currency related. We've posted a lot of different entries on Instagram that we can share here to help everyone get a better feel for the variety we've received.

  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Use a PCGS trueView. Art in it's basic, grass roots form.

  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,163 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's a photo I took a long time ago.

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,921 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Weiss said:
    Sign of the times:

    The "Panama pill" is a neat silver coin. Is that Oxy? Asking for a friend. ;)

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 1, 2020 12:57AM

    Here's my art work entry. I hope you like it.

  • ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is something I've been working on for awhile, already posted on Instagram...

    I don't have the actual coins in some of the slots, but this what I hope it will look like when done, plus I want to do an actual working clock.

    10-4,
    Erik
    My registry sets

    My Instagram pictures

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