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Bedrock of the Community
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There hasn't been a contest in a while so I thought that hosting one in celebration of my 20K posts milestone would be a nice idea. What everyone cares about - the prizes:Canada 1 Dollar 1967  Mexico 25 Pesos 1968  How you can win one (or both) of these coins:Switzerland has minted their 20 Rappen coin since 1850* with essentially the same reverse. Below are pictured the reverses of two of these. The contest is to guess the date of either coin by posting a picture of a coin you own with the date of your guess. * note: it was not minted every year.https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces176.htmlhttps://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces177.htmlhttps://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces178.html You must have 50 posts to enter. You may make 1 guess per day. Only the first guess of a particular date will count. You do not need to specify which coin you are guessing. The contest will run until all eligible dates have been selected or 1 week (noon Forum time on September 6). The first person to make a correct guess gets the prize of their choice. The second person to make a correct guess will receive the other prize. Winners will also receive the 20 Rappen of their winning guess. Winners will be announced at contest end and notified by email. If no one has selected the correct dates at the end of the contest, I win and get to keep the prizes.  The remaining unselected dates will be posted daily. Switzerland 20 Rappen reverse a: Switzerland 20 Rappen reverse b: Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the contest Hondo & cool prizes, I'll start w/ .... 1954  |
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Pillar of the Community
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1460 Posts |
Congratulations on your 20K  Cool prizes and contest! I'll take 1921  |
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Valued Member
United States
282 Posts |
Congratulations   How about 1943? |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Congratulations Hondo, on you 20,000 posts. Thank you for the contest. I'll go for 1927 (one of the 20 rappen, I don't own yet)  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am guessing 1975.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Nice contest Hondo !! I'll go 1850 with this Netherlands 5 cent  Quote:
You may make 1 guess per day Does that mean you can guess at 11:59pm and again at 12:00am? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
Edited by cptbilly
08/30/2025 10:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:
Does that mean you can guess at 11:59pm and again at 12:00am? Yes. 1 guess in every 24 hour period beginning at midnight Forum time. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1985 Posts |
New day, new guess  1851 Great Britain half penny  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
Congrats! Thanks for the contest!   |
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Moderator
United States
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Congratulations on your I'll take 1955  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats on the milestone, and nice contest! I'll go for 1929.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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OK congrats on 20,000 I'll jump in with 1967 .50 cents  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1484 Posts |
Thanks for having the contest. How about 1919?  |
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Posted 08/30/2025 6:34 pm
