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Pillar of the Community
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With only one entry, I declare Hondo Boguss the winner of this round!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: With only one entry, I declare Hondo Boguss the winner of this round! Winning by default is no fun.  I'll devise a new contest today.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, the contest probably has to be a bit more generic than counting displayed objects on a coin.
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Quote: I'll devise a new contest today. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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New contest, for which everyone should have an entry! Post a coin with a representation of Liberty.  Points: A. Country of origin: 5 French Indo-China; 4 (France); 3 (Other) B. Depiction of Liberty: 5 (Seated); 4 (Standing); 3 (Bust or other) C. Date: 4 (1800s); 3 (1700s); 2 (1900s); 1 (Other) D. Diameter: 4 (38.5 mm or greater); 3 (38.0 - 38.49); 2 (30 - 37.99 mm); 1 (< 30) E. Monetary Unit: 5 (Piastres); 4 (Centimes); 3 (Dollar); 2 (Cents); 1 (Other) F. Material: 4 (Silver); 3 (Gold); 2 (Brass or copper as a major ingredient); 1 (Other) G. Miscellaneous: 1 each (can count twice for both sides): Plant materials, Fasces, Anchor, Crown, Ribbon Note: much to my chagrin, I have determined that my coin is a fake. I had never examined it closely or looked it up on Numista. These piastres were not minted until 1885, and mine weighs only 21.73 g. So F. 8 (Counterfeit)
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Edited by HondoB 11/08/2023 7:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Peru 1/2 Dinero 1896  A - 3 B - 5 C - 4 D - 1 E - 1 F - 4 G - 4 (2x plant, 2x ribbon) Total 22
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Pillar of the Community
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France, 20 Centimes, 1973.  Points: A. 4 (France) B. Depiction of Liberty: 3 (Bust or other) C. Date: 2 (1900s) D. Diameter: 1 (< 30 mm) E. Monetary Unit: 4 (Centimes) F. Material: 2 (Brass or copper as a major ingredient) G. Miscellaneous: 1 (Plant materials) Total: 17 points.
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1884 O Morgan dollar  Points: A. Country of origin: 3 (Other) B. Depiction of Liberty: 3 (Bust or other) C. Date: 4 (1800s); D. Diameter: 3 (38.0 - 38.49); E. Monetary Unit: 3 (Dollar); F. Material: 4 (Silver); G. Miscellaneous: 1 each (can count twice for both sides): Plant materials, so 2 points Total 22
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1869 Seated Liberty dollar (with Motto)  Points: A. 3 (Other) B. 5 (Seated) C. 4 (1800s) D. 3 (38.0 - 38.49) E. 3 (Dollar) F. 4 (Silver) G. 2 (Plant materials, Ribbon) 24 Points
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Bedrock of the Community
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So far Jbuck is in the lead with 24 points! If no one comes in with a higher total by 7:22 PM CST, he will be the winner. 
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Looks like the next one is on me! Time to concoct a challenge... 
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Post a Country Trio.  All three coins must be different denominations from the same country.    Points: Add the dates (last two digits only) with the values as stated. That is, no claiming 100 cents for a 1 dollar coin. Example: 11 + 8 + 5 + 100 + 10 + 5 = 139 Good luck! 
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Pillar of the Community
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How about coins that state, e.g. "1 Million Mark"? 
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Seems fair per the rules. 
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Pillar of the Community
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5246 Posts |
Did I already tell you I recently went to a coin show and bought these Turkish coins for my Word Coins Birthyear Set?    Points: 25 + 50 + 50,000 + 73 + 73 + 91 = 50,312
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