Yet Another Forum Game - Numismatic Go Fish!

I'd give it a few more hours, because there doesn't seem to have been much interest, but so far Princetane is winning handily.

Fourteen hours later...

If there are no objections I will declare Princetane the winner so we can move on to the next round.

Thank you, I will think of something in a few hours with a more intact coin.

Basic challenge here.



Really easy show us a coin with birds on it, that dates before 1960 and is UNC. Points to be scored in 3 variables, and I will let you guys decide your scores but you can ask if unsure.

Points are awarded.

+10 Points if the country is south of the Equator or straddles it like Malaysia, Indonesia etc - Peru counts too. 0 points for north of it.

+1 Point per year before 1960 (My coin gets 13 points). I have chosen 1960 to make it hard as many independence coinages of the 60s and 70s had birds
However coin must have a readable date in Western or Arabic script - NO ANCIENTS (Just seeing Aegean owls arriving)

+10 Points for UNC, if your coin is not UNC, then it will not get these points. However will award
5 Points for AU
2 Points for EF
0 Points for VF - basal

+1 point per recognisable bird (No lines - must be wings and body discernable)

Real birds only - Not dinosaur birds or Pterodactyls A bird with other creatures and features is fine.

+10 for standard circulation coin, +0 for a NCLT (But not bullion)

Items not allowed

1. Ancient coins made before 1400AD
2. Coins with unreadble dates
3. Coins minted 1961 or later (A 1960 dated coin gets 0 points)
4. No fantasy or bullion coins
5. I can accept under UNC - but not under VF

Good luck and have fun, most points wins.

My coin would get 44 points

+10 for being south of Equator - northernmost point is 10 degrees south (Torres Strait, Cocos Islands)
+13 for year (1960 - 1947 = 13)
+10 for grade (Uncirculated)
+1 for the bird
+10 for being a circulation coin

1847 Seated Liberty dollar



113 years before 1960
2 points for EF
1 point for full Eagle
10 points for standard circulation coin

126 points

Jbuck - can't see a picture, just a tiny windows pic icon
bd251 - Your coin is Fine at best - disqualified, find another coin
Keith 12 - Yes but must see a whole coin

So far no valid entries.

Jbuck's picture did not load for me either.

Yes I find not being in America, copyrights can affect us non Americans or non chosen ones as some arrogant American based sites refer to us.

To be a valid entry, I must be able to see it and thus all images must be your own and have no copyrights or other gunk attached to them. If its your coins this should not be a problem.

2 more rules and these apply to all my contests.

1. Your photos must be visible to the whole world except perhaps countries that are communist or run by soem crazed dictator.
2. You must show your own coins, not generic examples or anyone elses.

I may shut this contest down as after 30 hours not one single entry yet.