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Got Grades on the Octtet of BTWs -- Guess the grades and win (real) Prizes!! WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!
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WINNERS ANNOUNCED!! -- See post on Page 2
A while back I posted pictures of 8 raw BTW halves with various degrees of toning. I submitted all 8 coins to PCGS, and recently received the grades. I thought it would be fun (and educational, perhaps) to have a guess the grade contest!
Here are the rules:
1. Contest deadline is 8:00 p.m. EDT Sunday, August 24.
2. One entry per person -- edits to guesses are permitted up to the deadline.
3. Guess the grade of each coin in the order they appear -- there are no bodybags.
4. Each player is assessed one "point" for the number of grades away from the actual grade. For example, if the guess is MS63 and the actual grade is MS65, you are assessed 2 points. If the guess is MS60 and the actual grade is AU58, you are assessed 1 point (for being one grade away, as there is no AU59).
5. You must guess a numeric grade for all 8 coins -- guesses of "bodybag" or omission of a guess for a coin will be disqualified.
6. The entry with the lowest number of "points" wins the contest! Second lowest wins second place, third lowest wins third place.
7. Ties: Tiebreaker #1 -- the most exactly correct grade guesses. Tiebreaker #2 -- the earliest entry time (based on time of post or time of last edit).
Prizes are as follows (pics of prizes will be posted at end of contest):
First Place -- BU 1946 and 1946-S BTW halves, plus 1952 Wash-Carver half (all 3 coins MS 63/64).
Second Place -- 1946-D BTW Half, PCGS MS64
Third Place -- BU 1952 Wash/Carver half, approx. MS63
Following are the coins, and Have Fun!!
Coin #1: 1946 BTW Half
Coin #2: 1946 BTW Half
Coin #3: 1946-D BTW Half
Coin #4: 1946-S BTW Half
Coin #5: 1947 BTW Half
Coin #6: 1947-D BTW Half
Coin #7: 1947-S BTW Half
Coin #8: 1951 BTW Half
A while back I posted pictures of 8 raw BTW halves with various degrees of toning. I submitted all 8 coins to PCGS, and recently received the grades. I thought it would be fun (and educational, perhaps) to have a guess the grade contest!
Here are the rules:
1. Contest deadline is 8:00 p.m. EDT Sunday, August 24.
2. One entry per person -- edits to guesses are permitted up to the deadline.
3. Guess the grade of each coin in the order they appear -- there are no bodybags.
4. Each player is assessed one "point" for the number of grades away from the actual grade. For example, if the guess is MS63 and the actual grade is MS65, you are assessed 2 points. If the guess is MS60 and the actual grade is AU58, you are assessed 1 point (for being one grade away, as there is no AU59).
5. You must guess a numeric grade for all 8 coins -- guesses of "bodybag" or omission of a guess for a coin will be disqualified.
6. The entry with the lowest number of "points" wins the contest! Second lowest wins second place, third lowest wins third place.
7. Ties: Tiebreaker #1 -- the most exactly correct grade guesses. Tiebreaker #2 -- the earliest entry time (based on time of post or time of last edit).
Prizes are as follows (pics of prizes will be posted at end of contest):
First Place -- BU 1946 and 1946-S BTW halves, plus 1952 Wash-Carver half (all 3 coins MS 63/64).
Second Place -- 1946-D BTW Half, PCGS MS64
Third Place -- BU 1952 Wash/Carver half, approx. MS63
Following are the coins, and Have Fun!!
Coin #1: 1946 BTW Half
Coin #2: 1946 BTW Half
Coin #3: 1946-D BTW Half
Coin #4: 1946-S BTW Half
Coin #5: 1947 BTW Half
Coin #6: 1947-D BTW Half
Coin #7: 1947-S BTW Half
Coin #8: 1951 BTW Half
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6. 65 (and my favorite of the group)
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8. 66
I hope I'm close. Thanks for running the contest.
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Thanks for the chance and great giveaway
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Negative BST Transactions:
1. MS64
2. MS65
3. MS65
4. MS66
5. MS65
6. MS64
7. MS66
8. MS66
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5. 65
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8. 65
Thanks for the chance.
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Thanks for the chance
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Thanks for the contest!
-Paul
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fun and educational, you are right
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I grade them this way , in order of appearance:
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designset
Treasury Seals Type Set
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Thanks for the chance!
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
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and they're cold.
I don't want nobody to shoot me in the foxhole."
Mary
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2. MS66...
3. MS66...
4. MS65...
5. MS65...
6. MS65...
7. MS66...
8. MS65...
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Thanks for the chance.
1,MS64
2,MS65
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5,MS66
6,MS65
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8,MS65
the_northern_trading_company
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1.MS65
2.MS63
3.MS64
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5.MS65
6.MS62
7.MS65
8.AU58
1- 63
2 - 58
3 - 64
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5 - 64
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8 - 63
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For final round of guesses!
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I will tally scores and annouce winners by midweek or sooner.
<< <i>c'mon, hows bout smoe grades? >>
Oh yeah -- the results were:
43 1 13098461 9404 1946 50C Booker T. Washington US MS63
43 2 13098462 9404 1946 50C Booker T. Washington US MS64
44 1 13098463 9406 1946-S 50C Booker T. Washington US MS66
45 1 13098464 9405 1946-D 50C Booker T. Washington US MS65
46 1 13098465 9408 1947 50C Booker T. Washington US MS64
47 1 13098466 9409 1947-D 50C Booker T. Washington US MS65
48 1 13098467 9410 1947-S 50C Booker T. Washington US MS65
49 1 13098468 9424 1951 50C Booker T. Washington US MS65
Thanks again for playing!
We had a tie for First Place, and a 5-Way tie for Third Place.
First Place Goes to: "JupitarCoins" -- 3 "points", and won the second tiebreaker for the earlier guess.
Second Place Goes to: "Rupert305" -- 3 "points"
Third Place Goes to: "rgCoinGuy" -- 4 "points", and won the first tiebreaker with 5 correct guesses.
Congrats to the winners -- please PM me your shipping address.
I will add images of the prizes and commentary on the grades later. Thanks for playing!!
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I made an error on Jupitarcoins' score. He actually had "4" points, and came in third. Therefore, "rupert305" came in first, and "rgcoinguy" came in second. However, because of my error, Jupitarcoins will still recieve 2 BU BTWs and one BU Carver, as will "rupert305". "rgcoinguy" will get the PCGS 64 BTW, plus I will throw in a Carver for him as well. The revised results are:
First Place: "Rupert305" -- 3 "points"
Second Place: "rgCoinGuy" -- 4 "points", and won the first tiebreaker with 5 correct guesses.
Third Place Goes to: "JupitarCoins" -- 4 "points", and won the second tiebreaker with the earlist post with 4 correct guesses.
Sorry for the error folks, but hopefully the sweetened prizes make up for it!
First Place:
Second Place:
Third Place:
When I discovered the first error, I overlooked Mirabela's entry which was sooner, but was on a separate piece of paper so I overlooked it. Therefore, "Mirabela" got third place. Now Mirabela will get what the original third place price was -- a BU Carver half. Hopefully this will be the last of the mistakes, becuase I am running out of duplicate Carver halves!!
Edited to add my pics....
Rob