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1. Country of issue in the Americas. 2. Country of issue not in South America. 3. Country of issue not an island. 4. Country of issue not in Central America. 5. Coin minted before 1900 ("around" in 1899). 6. Country of issue is the USA. 7. This coin contains silver. 8. Denomination is less than 25 cents. 9. Denomination is not less than 10 cents. 10. Diameter is less than 18 mm. 11. Coin does not have a mintmark. 12. Coin not minted between 1875 and 1878 inclusive. 13. Coin not designed by Charles Barber. Quote:
Was this minted before 1856? 14. Yes. |
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Was this coin minted before Western Union was founded?
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1. Country of issue in the Americas. 2. Country of issue not in South America. 3. Country of issue not an island. 4. Country of issue not in Central America. 5. Coin minted before 1900 ("around" in 1899). 6. Country of issue is the USA. 7. This coin contains silver. 8. Denomination is less than 25 cents. 9. Denomination is not less than 10 cents. 10. Diameter is less than 18 mm. 11. Coin does not have a mintmark. 12. Coin not minted between 1875 and 1878 inclusive. 13. Coin not designed by Charles Barber. 14. Minted before 1856. Quote:
Was this coin minted before Western Union was founded? 15. Yes. |
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Am I on the same page as you Yanks. I thought you would have had it by now.  . I have it being a SLD from 1837-1851. Why didn't you see that coming keith. I have 16 coins remaining. Please confirm or correct. "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
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I really thought you guys would have guessed it by now. But it seems a lot of questions were wasted early on narrowing down the country of issue.
Edit to add: since there are about 15 coins left to guess, it should be possible to do this with a max of 4 questions (2log15 = ~ 4).
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03/17/2021 5:38 pm
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I have it being a SLD from 1837-1851...I have 16 coins remaining. Please confirm or correct. I didn't realize the older dimes were over 18mm, so I think you're right, but I count 18 options with varieties (14 without). Quote:
seems a lot of questions were wasted early on narrowing down the country of issue. I disagree. I think we got it relatively quickly compared to recent rounds. Just because it's from the US doesn't mean it's a slam dunk. There are still hundreds of years of many denominations, mintmarks and varieties to wade through. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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03/17/2021 5:42 pm
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I have it being a SLD from 1837-1851. What about 52 & 53. Or did I miss something |
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What about 52 & 53. Or did I miss something Wasn't Western Union founded in 1851? That means this coin can't be dated later than 1850. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Was this coin minted before the Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti?
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Technically Western Union was established in 1856. The parent company started in 1851, and that's what I ran with. Otherwise it would have been a double question, as 1856 was already known.
"We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
In memory of those members who left us too soon...
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Technically Western Union was established in 1856. The parent company started in 1851, and that's what I ran with. Also, Western Union's own website points to 1851. While not saying it specifically that I could find, it says the company was 10 years old in 1861, so... 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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03/17/2021 6:05 pm
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1. Country of issue in the Americas. 2. Country of issue not in South America. 3. Country of issue not an island. 4. Country of issue not in Central America. 5. Coin minted before 1900 ("around" in 1899). 6. Country of issue is the USA. 7. This coin contains silver. 8. Denomination is less than 25 cents. 9. Denomination is not less than 10 cents. 10. Diameter is less than 18 mm. 11. Coin does not have a mintmark. 12. Coin not minted between 1875 and 1878 inclusive. 13. Coin not designed by Charles Barber. 14. Minted before 1856. 15. Minted before 1851. Quote:
Was this coin minted before the Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti? 16. No. |
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Okay, I think we're down to seven coins: 1844-1850.
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