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Greetings all This will be my 1st Contest It's a simple, in and out contest, no frills . "You guess it, You get it " is the name of the this contest. Start time will be this April the 19th, 2026 at Noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) and conclude 14 days later on May the 3rd 2026 at Noon Eastern Standard Time (EST). EST is Forum time Eligibility: 50 posts or more to participate. Contest: Guess the combined weight of the two coins displayed below: NOTE: One guess only per contestant. Coins to guess the weight of, are the Prize coins to be won: Photo: 1. 1803 East India Company X Cash   2.1852 Austria Italy 1 centesimo   Caveat: Guess of weight must be in grains to the 1st decimal point. Conversion: 1 ounce = 437.5 grains (gn) No ties, duplicate answers will be placed according to time of post. Ask your questions now, after start, there will be no answers. After the close of the contest: I will post a list of all participants with their standings. Ties will be broken by time of post. I will ask for your mailing address so I can get your prize to you. Have Fun! PS: I would be very appreciative of any errors or omissions being brought to my attention!! Edited by jomic
04/17/2026 12:38 am
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Valued Member
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116.1 grains is my guess. Thank you for the competition!
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Pillar of the Community
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. . . CKcollectibles2Quote:
Start time will be this April the 19th, 2026 at Noon and conclude 14 days later on May the 3rd 2026 at Noon.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you for this interesting contest, jomic!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Thanks for the contest.  Question: How many guesses are we allowed? Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Ah, Good one nickelsearcher!
Hey you all, thanks to nickelsearcher's nudge I must add this rule:
only 1, one, uno, yake, ein guess per entrant per 14 day contest......yes, there will be more
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04/16/2026 2:54 pm
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Now that I'm done helping my wife reorganize the workshop I can address you all and thank you for your kind comments!! Thank you!!! Oh by the way, my helping my wife is me sitting on my walker telling her, between puffs of oxygen, what is what and where to put it!!! Lough out loud!!!  And CKcollectables , I can not accept your guess because the rules states, like CoinForMe stated, the contest won't start until this coming Sunday at noon! But you can make a guess once the contest starts. Good luck all!!! |
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Sorry I didn't catch that - I wonder what my guess will be  |
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got my guess ready.  |
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so you start at noon and end at noon right? Umm, what time zone will that be?
(hint - some of us will use forum time for contests - which is EST)
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Pillar of the Community
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I just got back from my bank and had to put my jomic contest guessing game numbers in my security box to make sure I don't lose them...  |
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United States
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Kool that some of you have already calculated your guess and are waiting with bated breath to be 1st in line to [post that guess.
Again, thanks to those of you who have made early comments!
Have a good night's sleep! And don't count sheep, count grains in a gram! I expect to have at least 4 answers to that
in the morning!!
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Ask your questions now, after start, there will be no answers.  to  jomic. Or should I say welcome back. Thanks for the contest and glad to see you in nickelsearchers as well. I'll ask a question, is the 1803 coin composed of copper?  with the Forum time hint. Keeps everyone on the same clock.  "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
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Welcome back Jomic and thank you for the contest and cool coin prizes! This should be interesting!  |
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Left early this AM for medical reasons to visit doctor; we live so remotely the the Dr. is 130 miles away. Just returned everything is AOK and he said I'd live at least another day Dearborn, I like your suggestion of using EST for the contest and will make changes as soon as I am done with my responses to the kind comments left here. Thank you Dearborn CoinForMe, I couldn't 't keep from laughing at your comment! Now, do you have the key to get that guess out when the time comes; I am known for misplacing things like that!! Good Luck loonielewy, I got out my chemistry set that I saved from High School, applied the apporpriate acid and wallah, it is copper!! Of course now there coin is ruined, sic. Here is some more info on that 1803: Issuer Madras Presidency (British India) Type Standard circulation coins Years 1803-1808 Value 10 Cash (1#8260;336) Currency Pagoda (1639-1817) Composition Copper Weight 6.47 g Diameter 25.8 mm Thickness 1.1 mm Shape Round Orientation Coin alignment #8593;#8595; Demonetized Yes Number N#4090Help References KM#& 319 |
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