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United States
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Jeff Gordon just won his 77th race this weekend. This reminded me of my "Lucky Day". Back on June 7th,1977 (07/7/77) I was on my way back to my home in upstate N.Y. and I noticed that my odometer hit 77,777.7 miles. Just as I noticed this I saw a sign for the Finger Lakes race track in 7 miles. I knew this had to be a sign from above so I raced to the track and got there just in time for the 7th race. I got to the cashiers window at exactly 7 minutes of 7. I quickly pulled out my wallet and was dismayed to find I had no cash. I pulled out all my change and threw it on the counter yelling "Put it all on the 7 horse to win!". There were seven coins, all of different denominations, totaling $77.77. One of these coins was a 1977-D Jefferson nickel. I also noticed that all the coins were struck at different mints. The cashier placed my bets with 7 seconds to spare. I was so thrilled to get my bet in that I didn't even notice that he kept the 77 cents and only gave me $77 worth of win tickets. As the race started I saw my #7 horse went off at 77 to 1. The race length? 7 Furlongs! I don't suppose I have to tell you where my horse finished. That's right, seventh place! The first person to tell me what denomination coins I had and where they were minted wins a 7 coin BU Lincoln Cent set from 1982 along with a vintage 1977 RedBook! Hint: the coin with the smallest diameter was struck in the same city that Nascar holds its longest race. Good Luck! Almost forgot! All the coins are U.S. mint issues. No patterns or territorial pieces. Edited by tmor
04/30/2007 10:18 pm
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United States
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Is it one dollar gold mint at Charlotte, NC?
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04/30/2007 5:56 pm
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You need to ID all 7 coin denominations and MMs. Charlotte is the city but not not the right denomination.
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United States
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The only way I can figure this out is with GOld Bullion. Not sure if that's considered a "real" in the sense of the word, or why you would bet on a horse with it.  So, here we go: $50 one ounce gold Liberty from the Philly mint, 1986 $25 half ounce gold Liberty from the philly mint, 1986 $2.5 Classic Head 1/4 Eagle, Charlotte mint, 1838 $.20 Liberty Seated, 1875, Carson City $.05 Jefferson nickel, 1977, Denver mint $.01 Lincoln Cent, 1909 vdb, San fran mint $.01 Lincoln Cent, 1970, Denver mint. Why not....  |
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Australia
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I have no idea, but I'll say the same as Tights24, but change the first two coins to 1977 as 1986 wouldn't have been minted yet. Steve |
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but change the first two coins to 1977 as 1986 wouldn't have been minted yet.
 Maybe I read the RedBook wrong. I was just looking at gold bullion and thought that 1986 was the first year for the 25 and 50...I'll have to break it out again and check now. hmmmmm Maybe I shouldn't have called it "Liberty" and just called it bullion. Edited by tights24
04/30/2007 7:54 pm
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United States
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All coins were 1977 or before and all coins are different denominations.
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$50 - San Francisco - [1915S Panama Pacific Expo] (44mm) $20 - Double Eagle - New Orleans - (34mm) $5 - 1/2 Eagle - Dahlonega (21.6mm) $2.50 - 1/4 Eagle - Charlotte (Coronet Type - 18mm, Classic Head - 18.2mm, it could be either one) $0.20 - Twenty Cent Piece - Carson City (22mm) $.05 - Jefferson nickel - Denver (21.2mm) $.02 - Two Cent Piece - Philadelphia (23mm) Don't know if these are right or not, but I had a lot of fun, and I learned a lot about coins I've never even seen. Thanks. Edited by Topher
04/30/2007 8:41 pm
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United States
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1864-P Two Cent (phil) 1919-D 25 cent (Denver) 1883-O one dollar (New Orland) 1840-C $2.5 dollar (Charlotte, North Carolina) 1880-P four dollar (Phil) 1870-CC 20 dollar (Carson city) 1915-S $50 Pan-Am (SF) |
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United States
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Topher wins! Sorry Monster the $4 "stella" is a pattern coin. e-mail me and I'll send you a conciliation prize.
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Canada
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Woohoo!!
That was lots of fun. I really enjoyed it. Thanks a lot tmor. I figured out the denominations pretty easily, but getting the mints was tougher. I kept trying to figure out why I couldn't get West Point in there, then it dawned on me, that it had to be on or before 1977! Then it clicked that I must've missed a 19th century gold (or silver) mint. Then everything started to fall into place.
Needless to say, I learned a lot out of this exercise, as I've never even seen any of those coins except the 2-cent piece (don't own one yet), and the Jefferson. Can you tell I did a lot of logic problems in elementary school? They paid off. :)
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Congrats Topher and thanks for the contest Tmor. I was caught up in the search so much that I didn't pay enough attention to all of the rules. BTW, I still think you made a mistake using these coins to bet on a horse...  |
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United States
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Thanks for the contest. It is very demanding and fun!
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Canada
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It was a real mistake to bet on a horse with 77-1 odds with these coins!  Any contest that improves my coin knowledge is a worthwhile contest in my book. Thanks again for the contest tmor! Edited by Topher
05/01/2007 09:17 am
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You should just buy the horse with these coins.
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Not if he's only finishing 7th. Buy the horse that came in first! Either that, or put the money on Jeff Gordon's next race. :)
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