Typecoin971793's 3000 Post Contest! Clues Are Now Active!

Number 13 stumped me

Sorry Hello There. You are missing clue #11. Look at my comments on finding clue #11 from the edited clue #10.

There are 15 clues that lead to a final riddle, so 16 clues in all.

I found it!!

Okay. You're good. PM your address, and I'll send you your prize.

This contest is OVER! Congrats to coin_lover, SjlundCoin, and Hello_There!

And a BIG THANK YOU TO jbuck!

And here are the answers:

Hint #1: 250,000

Which leads to: https://goccf.com/t/250000#2101543

Hint #2: The smallest Chinese coin I own.

And so on...:https://goccf.com/t/236746#236746

Clue #3: I was 99% sure that I found this very rare variety, but now I am 100% sure I didn't.

https://goccf.com/t/198902&whichpage=4#2080403

Tip #4: Could this nickel be worth a lot? I don't know yet, but I only paid $10. I felt I could not go wrong.

https://goccf.com/t/249804#249804

Lead #5: TRADITION! in relation to nickels and dimes.

https://goccf.com/t/235105#1965817

Pointer #6: This was my first post. Turned out to be an R-7 (or R-5) variety I sold for $760.

https://goccf.com/t/170412#170412

Key #7: My SAT score was 2230.

https://goccf.com/t/178719#178719

So far, I am having fun at Georgia tech. There is a lot to do, and lots of resources to do those things, such as 3-D printers to print coins [Hint #8].

https://goccf.com/t/245912#245912

Prod #9: Though they look like tools, they were actually made for use as money in China back before 200 BC.

https://goccf.com/t/248567#248567

I am thinking about buying this one. But, how does the patina look to you. I trust the seller, and everything looks correct, but I would like second opinions.

Tip #10: I almost got this half dollar for $2000 less than its value of $2500, but I made a bidding error that made me lose the coin.

https://goccf.com/t/244413#2097436

Clue # 11: Though I missed out on this half dollar, I got a good deal on a colorful half dollar that is now my favorite coin.

https://goccf.com/t/249543#249543

Cue #12: My first Newcomb attribution was an unlikely first, especially with the corrosion on the coin.

https://goccf.com/t/236097#236097

Pointer #13: I really love this ancient gold coin for its rarity and historical significance, more so than the 1913 nickel.

https://goccf.com/t/235371#2019672

Hint #14: So, why do I collect coins? This is a fairly difficult question to answer, especially to a non-collector. However, I answered it to the best of my ability in a class presentation.

https://goccf.com/t/232210#232210

Solution #15: I had a momentary existential crisis when I was trying to buy an 1839 half dollar or a book about the Titanic for a research essay. I came away with the book and an 1829 half dollar.

https://goccf.com/t/178482#178482

Final clue: This famous ship sank into the ocean blue in the year one thousand nine hundred ten plus two. I have an artifact from this ship. What is it? (Hint: it is readily available and legal to buy.)

And the artifact I have is a piece of coal salvaged from the Titanic wreck site during the 1994 expedition. I hope to have a more spectacular artifact someday, but this'll do.

I got a letter in the mail today from TypeCoin971793 and was pleased to find this coin inside!

Luckily it came labeled, cause I would have never been able to identify it myself.

It's a:

Xian Feng Zhang Boa
10 Cash
1851-1861
Xinjiang province, China

Think I found it here: http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces58547.html

Pretty cool coin. Think this will be my first coin from China. I especially liked the large size of it. I took pics next to a half dollar to show the size:





And of course I want to give a big thanks to TypeCoin971793 and jbuck for putting this contest together. It must have taken a lot of work!!

And congrats to TypeCoin971793 on 3000++ posts!!

Congrats to the winners!

No problem.