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The_Cave_Troll Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 01/26/2006 9:50 pm I got a new QX3+ computer microscope for Christmas and I had the chance to finally play with it today, so I decided to do a coin identification contest. I have taken 40 close-up photos of parts of US coins with my QX3+ set to 60X magnification. I uploaded all of the photos to this photo hosting site. Just click on the link above to view the photos and click on any individual photo to view a larger blow-up of the image. Here are the rules: 1) This contest will end at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (GMT-5) on February 4, 2006. Any entry posted after that will be ignored. 2) The winner will be the person with the most points when the contest ends. In the event of a tie the person who achieved their score first (had their answers sent to me earlier) will be the winner. There is no limit on the number of times that anyone is allowed to enter this contest. The winner will receive a coin prize of my choosing. 3) There are 50 possible points. That breaks down to one point for each of the 40 identifications plus 10 bonus points, one each for the 10 coins that you can determine the date as well as the type from the pictures. (i.e. if one of the pictures is of a type one Buffalo nickel then you would receive one point for identifying the type as a Buffalo nickel and one bonus point for realizing that the coin must be dated 1913). 4) Just type up your guesses and send them to me through a PM/E-mail and I will let you know your score by posting a "leader-board" in the thread. 5) My decisions stand and I am the final authority on any rules related questions. I believe that all 40 coins can be identified by their pictures if you are resourceful enough, so have fun!! 6) Here are the only 2 hints I plan on giving: One coin is a fake (but a good one, so it shouldn't affect the contest); And at least one coin is a classic commemorative coin and there are no modern commems in the contest. 7) I am running an identical contest on a different coin site so please only enter this contest on one site or the other, but not both. thanks! After reflecting on the pictures there are 2 that I believe could be pictures of more than 1 coin, so if you get either of them correct I will award you the point for that identification. Good luck and have a blast!! Edited by The_Cave_Troll 01/26/2006 11:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff

KLD Pillar of the Community Australia 1079 Posts	Posted 01/26/2006 11:44 pm Great contest, even better pictures. My score (........0.........) I can't identify one of them. Good Luck to everyone else. Report this Post to the Staff
toast Pillar of the Community Australia 1091 Posts	Posted 01/27/2006 06:42 am Shouldn't the pictures be numbered? So if I guess a " Kennedy half dollar" at least you'd know what picture I guessing it's from. Cool Contest Edited by toast 01/27/2006 06:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
The_Cave_Troll Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 01/27/2006 09:50 am quote: Originally posted by toast Shouldn't the pictures be numbered? So if I guess a " Kennedy half dollar" at least you'd know what picture I guessing it's from. Cool Contest They are numbered. When you "click to zoom" then above the larger picture is the filename if the picture, which I renamed to be "coin 1", "coin 2", etc. Report this Post to the Staff
toast Pillar of the Community Australia 1091 Posts	Posted 01/27/2006 10:35 am Thanks Cave Troll, I should of look further into it. Now if I could just get my Red Book to zoom up to that size. LOL. Fantasic photos. You certainly put your "new QX3+ computer microscope" to good use. Report this Post to the Staff
SFDukie Pillar of the Community United States 980 Posts	Posted 01/27/2006 11:25 am Fantastic pics, CT! Don Report this Post to the Staff
The_Cave_Troll Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 01/28/2006 9:50 pm quote: Originally posted by toast Thanks Cave Troll, I should of look further into it. Now if I could just get my Red Book to zoom up to that size. LOL. Fantasic photos. You certainly put your "new QX3+ computer microscope" to good use. quote: Originally posted by SFDukie Fantastic pics, CT! Don Thanks guys! It is a great toy! Report this Post to the Staff
coggie59 Valued Member United States 253 Posts	Posted 02/03/2006 06:53 am great new toy fantastic photos now I need to study more thanks for the contest Report this Post to the Staff
newguy Valued Member United States 159 Posts	Posted 02/03/2006 09:20 am great pics and good variety of coins I only think I know one so I will just wait on the sidelines till I get better at this Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/04/2006 8:57 pm Okay, so I think I sent in my entry...barely in time. We'll have to see how well I did, but I got most of them I'm sure. Some were really tough! Report this Post to the Staff
The_Cave_Troll Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 02/05/2006 7:16 pm quote: Originally posted by coppercoins Okay, so I think I sent in my entry...barely in time. We'll have to see how well I did, but I got most of them I'm sure. Some were really tough! well, coppercoins was the only entrant in the contest so he wins. He scored 38 corrrect answers plus 8 bonus points for a total score of 46. Nice Job! His prize is coins #19 and #22. Report this Post to the Staff
The_Cave_Troll Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 02/05/2006 7:35 pm OK, here is a list of the correct answers. 1) Liberty Walking half dollar 2) Kennedy half dollar 3) Trade dollar 4) Washington States Quarter Obverse 5) Franklin half dollar 6) Lincoln Cent 7) Eisenhower dollar - Eagle Reverse (I also would have accepted a SBA dollar) 8) Bison Nickel - 2005 9) Lincoln Cent - 1943 10) Jefferson nickel 11) Tennessee Statehood Quarter - 2002 12) Type 3 Three-cent Silver 13) Capped Bust Half-Dime 14) Jefferson nickel 15) Sacagawea dollar 16) Roosevelt dime 17) Peace dollar 18) Trade dollar 19) Lincoln Cent 20) Winged Liberty Dime 21) Keelboat Type Jefferson nickel - 2004 22) Modern Copy of a Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle (I would also accept any modern gold bullion piece) 23) Lettered-edge Capped Bust Half 24) Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar 25) Eisenhower dollar - Bicentennial 1776-1976 26) Kansas Statehood Quarter - 2005 27) Traditional Washington quarter 28) Flying Eagle cent 29) Lincoln Wheat cent 30) Seated dime - CC within wreath - 1875 31) Roosevelt dime 32) Lincoln Cent 33) Two-Cent Piece 34) Trade dollar 35) Washington quarter - Bicentennial 1776-1976 36) Liberty (V) Nickel 37) Kennedy half dollar - Bicentennial 1776-1976 38) Alabama Statehood Quarter - 2003 39) Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar 40) "L" type Indian Head cent Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/05/2006 7:36 pm Oh geesh....I was the only one who entered? What's it with you folks? This was fun and you guys sit on the sidelines? Heck, you can't win anything if you don't jump in! Get involved!! Cave Troll...thanks for having the contest, I enjoyed the challenge tremendously! Give the winning coins to your local coin club in my name, if you have one...or save them for the entrant who wins next time. And don't give up...I'll kick people into entering next time!~ Report this Post to the Staff
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