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Pillar of the Community
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I searched around the forums and I think I'm the first to do this, correct me if I'm wrong. My idea was basically, someone would post an image of a small bit of a coin, and others would try to guess the country, year, denomination, etc. Based on difficulty of the image posted, clues could be given by the OP of the coin.  I guess I'll start? Hint: The date is not identifiable from the picture shown. It's a proof. (Not my coin, I have nasty coins and nasty photography skills)  Edited by RoyCoinBoy
01/20/2018 12:52 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Beat me by a second. Great idea for a thread.
Edited by Coinfrog
01/20/2018 1:11 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Wrong variety. Type 3 ... 1859-1873
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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You got the gist of it. it was an 1866 proof 3c silver. How about another? believe it or not, the date and denomination are both identifiable with this tiny snippet.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cool idea for a thread...
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Rest in Peace
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This is an interesting thread.  The knowledge of the pro's here at CCF is amazing.  Thanks all. RoyCoin, could you ask the winners to explain why they won. |
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Great Idea for a topic. After a right guess you should post a pic of the entire coin the "piece" came from!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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The problem with ending the quiz after the first correct answer is that many members may not get a chance to respond. I think the window should be open for 24 hours - first bingo will of course get credit.  |
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@RCB, very interesting, but as with many things, a few CCF folks have done something similar. Here is one example: http://goccf.com/t/301061Maybe the subject of a giveaway for your 1500th post? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Sounds like a fine idea to let this idea idle till 1500. I'll post the last few as a celebration.
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