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Bedrock of the Community
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Again, I will petition the forum members for contest suggestions.  I'm less than 200 posts away from 3,000 and have held several contests before with varied success. Some have worked well, others not so much. For this one, I want the prize(s) to be better than ever before so, something more difficult would be nice. I would also like it to be centered around coins and/or currency from any country. Coins would be more up my alley as my currency collection (any country) is very small and I'd like something of things I actually own to be included. The only specialties I've developed over the last months are error coins and Jefferson nickels so, that might be something to keep in mind. Of course, any idea is welcome. The above is only meant to explain what I may be best able to carry out. Remember, anyone who makes a suggestion could also be a winner! I also like having multiple winners.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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08/26/2017 01:19 am
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Pillar of the Community
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How about a Overdate: 1943/2-P  I'll try to come up with a contest suggestion Edited by Chase007
08/26/2017 02:23 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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I was wondering what the suggestion was. I don't own one (yet). In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Rest in Peace
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Get $200 in nickels from a few banks, sort them. Have us guess: Earliest year found, most from one date, number of War Nickels, etc. If you do that, I want to get my War Nickel guess in now - at zero  |
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The denomination, year, and mint of the next coin you find in public.
On the street, a coinstar reject, the return slot on a vending machine.
When I was a kid the best place to check was the coin return on a public telephone. If you find one take a picture. Heck, that could be a contest, try to get a pic of the Tardis.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting suggestions. The "next found coin" idea allows me to start the contest before even I know the answer and if I don't look, the contest can run forever!  It wouldn't because I'm constantly looking for free money. I'd probably have to exclude more recent dates like anything 1990 and up to make it more interesting. I can imagine someone guessing 2015-D LSC and I find one the next day on the ground. I also thought about using the 475 world coins I recently bought somehow. I've posted some specifics about the lot but, not much. Quote:If you do that, I want to get my War Nickel guess in now - at zero Yeah, I don't really want a 20-way tie to sort out... In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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You could get a very zoomed in picture of any coin (or multiple coins) from your bucket of foreign coins and have us try to guess what they are, where they're from, even date and mintmark if you feel like it. Also, I really enjoy the idea of guessing the next coin you will find in public and think that would be very fun to do.
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I don't want to sound dumb, but can we keep it at U.S. coins and NOT World .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:I don't want to sound dumb, but can we keep it at U.S. coins and NOT World . I am working through the specifics of an idea I had using the world coin lot. I am by no means an expert in that area so, it would be simple and not really give any advantage to those who know world coins much better. I'm also thinking about how the above suggestions could work and how to format them, so I haven't discounted any idea and please, keep 'em coming!I'm still over 150 posts away so, there's time. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Here's an idea you could post zoomed in images of different DDO's and DDR's without the date showing and would have to figure out what they are. |
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Considering your current events, check this out. The winning design was supposed to be announced in July but, I can't find anything about it. I may consider it once it's released. Thanks for the info. @Buckwill Unfortunately, that would end up being too easy considering the folks who roam about here. Thanks for the ideas! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Bedrock of the Community
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If all goes well, I should be starting the contest in about a week. I have yet to decide on prizes but, I'm thinking silver and three winners. It may seem like too much but, I really value the forum and the many members who I have come to know and interact with across the world.  After all, my main focuses are Jeffersons and errors so, silver is an aside. For me, involving zoomed-in or blurry pics of coins may give something away I don't want to because I don't know enough. I really like the "next coin found" idea but, I'm having trouble turning that into a multi-winner contest, which is what I want to do. I will definitely keep that in mind for maybe a random contest in the future (the Holiday season is approaching).  Any other suggestions before I unleash the World Coin Bulk Buy contest? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Next coin found = 1 winner
Next two coins found = 2 winners
Next three coins found = 3 winners
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm a fan of moxking' idea. Either way, I'll participate! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hmmm...I don't want to snuff the ideas proposed but, when thinking about a contest, I really would like to avoid a major "tie situation". Maybe I can do as nss-52 suggested and start it with guessing the next three coins found - date/mm and denomination. I think that creates enough disparity to avoid a thick grouping of guesses. I think I may run with that and figure out the logistics for it. Many thanks for the suggestions, everyone.  If anyone has any other ideas, I'm certainly open to them! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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