Hey guys !
Well, today I celebrated two exciting milestones - my 21st anniversary of marriage and my 3,000th post on this site. Clearly, there are some very tolerant people in the world !
Anyway, I would like to celebrate by having a little contest. I'll give away a grading book to the first budding young numismatist who can properly attribute the Large Cent photographed below.
The prize is
"How to Grade US Coins" by Jim Halperin. Still in the shrink wrap ! US, Canada, and UK only.
I want to give this prize to either someone who is new to the hobby (less than one year) or a young numismatist (less than 21 years old). If you are in either of those categories,
PM me with your attribution decision.
For the veterans out there, if you have a friend or relative who qualifies, invite them to give it a try. Have
them "do the legwork" of attribution, but they can submit their entry via your username. As long as the youngsters do the work and get the book, it's all good.
As the attribution guide and authority, I am using
"United States Large Cents" by William Noyes copyright 1991.
To give everyone a chance, please don't make any public guesses. After someone wins, then we can all post up publicly and see what everyone thinks.
As always, anyone can post up grading opinions and observations at anytime.
Good luck, everybody !
Ricky B
