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Alpha2814's Post2k Contest - Ends 6pm On October 2

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 Posted 09/27/2025  4:17 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Alpha2814 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I'd been meaning to do something like this for a while and noticed last week that I was approaching my 2000th post so here we are. I've also reached the point where I have to start getting comfortable with releasing part of my collection. Double win, at least for someone (or more likely "sometwo") out there.

The prize(s):
* Two 1944 Walker halves
* Two 1962-D Washington quarters
* Two 1942 Mercury dimes
* 400+ wheat cents that I pulled from circulation over the years

Alpha2814's-Post2k-Contest---Ends-6pm-On-October-2

The contest: Here's a PCGS slab with the last four digits of the certification number obscured. Simply guess what these last four digits are, but to keep this totally fair, you need to post your guess in reverse order. That is, if you think the last four digits are 1234, your guess should be 4321.

Alpha2814's-Post2k-Contest---Ends-6pm-On-October-2

The winner(s): If you happen to guess exactly right, you win the whole prize. There's only a 1-in-10,000 chance of that happening, so:
* Whoever comes closest without going over wins one half, one quarter and one dime
* Whoever comes closest without going under wins the other three silver coins
* Whichever of these two is closer to the real answer also gets all of the wheat cents
* If the two winners are equally close to the real answer, I'll split the cents into equal piles for each winner
* If no one is too high or two low, the second closest on the winning side will be the second winner

One guess per member, and you must have at least 50 posts to enter. Shipping within the US only.

Contest closes at 6pm forum time on Thursday, October 2.

Good luck!
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 Posted 09/27/2025  7:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nickelsearcher to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congratulations on your - and thanks for the contest.

Nice prizes and a fun way to guess.

I'll open the guessing with 8392.

Did I win it all? LOL
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 Posted 09/28/2025  04:44 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MachinMachinMan to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/46306499

So my answer is 9946

Not sending to Australia so I want to see a video of you throwing the prize in the lake. (not joking)

25 of these were graded at the same time (22 got MS69)
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 Posted 09/28/2025  05:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add triggersmob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the contest and congrats on approaching your 2000 posts.

My guess is 8946.
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 Posted 09/28/2025  06:29 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add igwt79 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'll guess 6946

congrats on your milestone and thanks for the contest!
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 Posted 09/28/2025  07:04 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add I6609 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the contest this is definitely different. I'll guess with no level of confidence 3463
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 Posted 09/28/2025  07:53 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nfine to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you for the contest and congratulations on your approaching milestone!

I'll guess, 1960.
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 Posted 09/28/2025  10:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mcshilling to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Interesting contest, thanks for doing it.

I'll try 0056
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 Posted 09/28/2025  10:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ratman4762 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congrats on the milestone! I'll shoot for 4926
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 Posted 09/28/2025  1:20 pm  Show Profile   Check mrwiskers's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add mrwiskers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
7748 ...thank you for the contest ... very nice prizes ... 0
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 Posted 09/28/2025  1:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hondo Boguss to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congratulations on the , Alpha! And thank you for the contest and generous prizes!
My random guess is 0460
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 Posted 09/28/2025  1:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coin rejector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congrats on the 2000k posts & thank you for a fantastic prize & opportunity to play, my guess.... 9056
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 Posted 09/28/2025  3:56 pm  Show Profile   Check nss-52's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add nss-52 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
3935
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 Posted 09/28/2025  7:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Alpha2814 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Guesses so far:

mcshilling      - 0056
Hondo Boguss    - 0460
nfine           - 1960
I6609           - 3463
nss-52          - 3935
ratman4762      - 4926
igwt79          - 6946
mrwiskers       - 7748
nickelsearcher  - 8392
triggersmob     - 8946
coin rejector   - 9056
MachinMachinMan - 9946
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 Posted 09/28/2025  7:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mrwhatisit to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice
Nice prizes too

I guess 5056...
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 Posted 09/30/2025  11:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jason39305 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congrats on your milestone! my guess is 8646
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