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 Posted 07/02/2006  2:24 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add morganman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Ok, there are 5 "errors" on the reverse of this Buffalo gold. Can you get them all?

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 Posted 07/02/2006  2:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ndgoflo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
3 Legged?

Pluribis?
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 Posted 07/02/2006  4:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dewayne76 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
3 Legs-Doubling on the R-Pluribus spelling-Unum has a N in place of the M-doubling on the first A in America
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 Posted 07/02/2006  5:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add morganman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well, 2 right so far.

HINT: There is NO doubling on this coin....


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 Posted 07/02/2006  8:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add errorfinder to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
1.pluribis should be pluibus 2.three legs should be four 3.unim should be unum 4.smileing face should be somber 5. no (.)before 999 fine gold
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 Posted 07/02/2006  8:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add morganman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nope, still 2 out of 5 guys.

Another Hint. The UNUM is correct. Nothing wrong with those 4 letters.

errorfinder, you were soooooo close on one, but no cigar.
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(1)PLURIBIS to be PLURIBUS (2) 3 legs to be 4 (3)999 to be 9999 (4) OF AMERICA to be OF.AMERICA (5)?
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I got 3 legs, one 9 missing from .9999,Pluribis instead of Pluribus, the rest I dont know
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maybe the I in FINE was changed to a E but from the glare cant swear to thaten
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and the . is missing between OF and AMERICA
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 Posted 07/02/2006  10:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add morganman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
4 of 5 down, good work errorfinder....


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 Posted 07/02/2006  11:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add humpybong to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

I give up....what is the fifth error?
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 Posted 07/02/2006  11:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add morganman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hint: God is trusted in Tennessee...


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Man, hints give it all away. Next one I do is gonna be harder... LOL
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 Posted 07/03/2006  10:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bryan1315 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I didn't see the U but I thought maybe it was because of the light and the G looks like a C but marked that of as lighting as well
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Ok Here they all are, I will add to errorfinders list

(1)PLURIBIS to be PLURIBUS (2) 3 legs to be 4 (3)999 to be 9999 (4) OF AMERICA to be OF.AMERICA (5)TN instead of IN on "In God We Trust

Number 5 was kinda hard, I will admit.
Here is the original photo to compare

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ya got me!!! that was fun; thanks morganman...looking foward to future puzzles. have a good one -N- 'happy (buffalo) hunting'
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