12 Days Of Christmas

Current status:
Contest is done! Winners are listed below. Thanks for playing, and

M E R R Y      C H R I S T M A S !

Winners:
Day 12: Jamaica 5 Shillings: Nancy
Day 11: Austria 20 Heller: Ferret552
Day 10: India 2 Rupees: Nancy
Day 9: Italy 50 Lire: Ferret552
Day 8: Cyprus 1/2 Piastre: Ferret552
Day 7: France 10 Centimes: nod2003
Day 6: Argentina 10 Pesos: DL20K
Day 5: Iceland 5 Aurar: WpgLwr
Day 4: Costa Rica 20 Colones: WheezyDog
Day 3: Canada Large Cent: Ferret552
Day 2: UK (Great Britain) Crown: DL20K
Day 1: US Dime: unnkown95

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New rule: No editing of posts!

Participation for Days 5 through 1 are based on participation activity in Days 12 through 6. If you made a guess in Days 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7 or 6 then you may participate in Days 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.

Remaining Coins:
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--------------Original Contest Information----------------
It's time for a new contest! Perfect for the holidays, too.

The rules are simple: Guess the country, denomination, and order for the list of twelve, and win the next prize.

Twelve coins will be given away, in order from day 12 to day 1. At first, start out with 12 guesses of at least countries and denominations but you could also guess the position - I will let you know which are in the list. After the 12 countries/denominations (if not positions) are confirmed, then the guess of the correct order of those 12 coins wins the first prize (day #12).

After day #12 is awarded, I will re-arrange the remaining coins and guesses will continue on the new order of the coins. The next correct guess on the order wins day #11. And so on. So the beginning is the real hard part

Update: Day 11 through 7 will have new participation ended when half the positions are guessed. Day 6 through 1 will be closed to new participants, so if you want to try your hand, get in early. For the Day 1 coin, a correct date of the coin will also be necessary to win.

If guessing at some point reaches an impasse, I will try to inject a clue or two.

There's probably something I have not yet thought of, so if anyone has questions, holler

One guess per day per round (twelve days + order to start, afterward just the order). Must have 50 posts to play and/or win.

First clue: Coins could be from any country.

Have fun!

-------------Below is no longer needed-------------
Countries NOT in the list:
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Aruba
Australia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
British Caribbean Territories
British North Borneo
British West Africa
Bulgaria
Burundi
Burma
Cambodia
Ceylon
Chile
China
Columbia
Croatia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Africa
East India Company
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Isl.
Fiji
Finland
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guyana
Haiti
Hawaii
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Japan
Jordan

Hints so far:

• Coins could be from any country.


• The remaining # countries start within the first 10 letters of the alphabet. Once again, you guys hit a couple of the countries, just not the denomination.


• Specifically for 12/2 guesses:
  none of the countries in syslav's list are in the current list! Besides the known countries.. two from WpgLwr's, one in Wheezy's, none in Nancy's, none in DL20K's, and 2 in nod2003's list are countries in the current list.


• One of the countries, which has not been mentioned yet, at one time was under British administration. This one was Cyprus


• specifically for Nancy's list on 12/5:
  --One country mentioned a LOT of times now is in the right position, but still needs the right denomination.
  --Fiji, Greece, Hawaii, and Cambodia are NOT in the list
  --Argentina 10 cents is ALMOST right


• Italics, italics, italics


• In 1966, #12 got 12, but none were gold.