Spin To Win -- Slot Machine Contest #2 -- Win Cash & Prizes

Because the end of the contest is near, i have decided to repost my guess again for the reel mapping attempt for reel number two.

Reel 2: loco, blank, melon, bar, melon, blank, melon, loco, melon, blank, melon, bar, melon, blank, melon, bar, loco, blank, melon, bar, melon, blank

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melon bar melon
train melon blank

 

1)train,blank,bar 2)melon,blank,blank

 

Contest-Within-A-Contest Results

Here are the results of the 8-question Contest-Within-A-Contest. If anyone believes that I have made a mistake, please send me a Private Message right away. I'm hoping I've got this right.

Please note that one contestant (LFCfan, Post #613) posted an after-deadline-revision with 7 correct answers in a new post, but we can only award 'Consolations' since the contest deadline had closed prior to the revision. The results below are based on contest responses posted in accordance with contest rules and before the contest closed. The Coin Talk forum does not permit message edits after 24 hours have passed, so it was necessary that I restrict our Contest-Within-A-Contest entries with the same limitation.


Question #1, Value 1 point if correct:

Not including the video clip or the photo titled 'Silver Dollar', how many total coins are shown in the pictures in the 'Carson City Mint' gallery?

Answer: 20. (I had hoped the head & tails coins might cross someone up, but no such luck).

Correct answers were submitted by: Wheatydigger, Silentnviolent, Tyler G., Wornslick, Bobbonbelly, Zachkeaton, LFCfan, Wiggam007, Softmentor, Camlov2, Clorox


Question #2, Value 1 point if correct:

Not including the video clip or the photo titled 'Silver Dollar', what is the total face value of the coins shown in the pictures in the 'Carson City Mint' gallery?

Answer: $56.50 (Same follow up as above).

Correct answers were submitted by: Wheatydigger, Silentnviolent, Tyler G., Wornslick, Bobbonbelly, Zachkeaton, LFCfan, Wiggam007, Softmentor, Camlov2, Clorox


Question #3, Value 1 point if correct within 1%:

What is the stated capacity (in ounces) of the Bullion Scale shown in the 'Carson City Mint' gallery?

Answer: As per the image titled 'Scales Info', the correct answer is '10,000 ounces'. Also correct would be 'Up to 10,000 ounces' or any number within 100 ounces (or 1% of 10,000).

Correct answers were submitted by: Tyler G., Wornslick, Zachkeaton, Softmentor, Clorox


Question #4, value 1 point if correct:

Who was the manufacturer of the Superintendent's Clock pictured in the 'Carson City Mint' gallery?

Answer: As per the image titles 'Clock Info', the manufacturer was 'Seth Thomas'.

Correct answers were submitted by: Wheatydigger, Tyler G., Bobbonbelly, Zachkeaton, Wiggam007, Softmentor, Camlov2, Clorox


Question #5, value 1 point if both words correct:

Fill in the blank: The photo entitled 'Silver Dollar' is actually a photograph of part of a ______ _______. (Two word answer)

Answer: Slot Machine. A video of many of the machines in the Mint Gaming Collection has been uploaded to the gallery.

Correct answers were submitted by: Wheatydigger, Silentnviolent, Tyler G., Wornslick, Bobbonbelly, Zachkeaton, LFCfan, Wiggam007, Softmentor, Camlov2, Clorox


Question #6, value 1 point if correct:

Fill in the blank: The name of the ship that the 'Silver Service' came from is the U.S.S. ______. (One word answer)

Answer: As per the video uploaded to the gallery, the correct answer is the USS Nevada.

Correct answers were submitted by: Wheatydigger, Silentnviolent, Tyler G., Wornslick, Bobbonbelly, Zachkeaton, LFCfan, Wiggam007, Softmentor, Camlov2, Clorox


Question #7, value 1 point if correct:

How close to the 'Carson City Mint' is the closest retail Coin Shop?
a) On the same street, less than one block
b) On the same street, three blocks away
c) On the same street, more than a mile away
d) On a different street, more than a mile away
e) There are no retail coin shops in Carson City, Nevada

Answer: 'A'. There is a very nice coin shop located almost directly across the street from the Old Mint in Carson City, less than a block away.

Correct answers were submitted by: Wheatydigger, Silentnviolent, Tyler G., Wornslick, Bobbonbelly, Zachkeaton, LFCfan, Wiggam007, Softmentor, Camlov2, Clorox


Question #8, value 1 point if correct:

I took a second photograph of the Bullion Scales. Who is in that second photograph?

Answer: As per the photograph uploaded to the gallery, the person pictured in the other photograph of the Bullion Scales is my 86-year-old father, who enjoyed touring the Old Mint, as well as the Gun and Natural History sections of the Nevada State Museum.

Correct answers were submitted by: (no one)


TOTAL Correct Answers:

6 for Wheatydigger
5 for Silentnviolent
7 for Tyler G.
6 for Wornslick
6 for Bonbonbelly
7 for Zachkeaton
5 for Lfcfan
6 for Wiggam007
7 for Softmentor
6 for Camlov2
7 for Clorox

It's a tie between Tyler G., Zachkeaton, Softmentor and Clorox with 7 correct answers each.


Now... On to the tiebreaker...

Here are the tiebreaker answers selected by our leading contestants:

Tyler G. chose Friday
Zachkeaton chose Friday
Softmentor chose Thursday
Clorox chose Wednesday

And the answer is.... going to be posted in a follow-up post

Stay tuned.

 

No problem, I need to learn to read the rules. Good luck to everyone.

 

Bar, blank, melon

train, melon, bar

 

[h=3]1. Melon, melon, blank 2. Blank, bar, bar[/h]

 

Contest-Within-A-Contest Tiebreaker

First, I would like to thank all of our participants in our nested contest. I hope that you have enjoyed participating in this and the Spin To Win Contest. I've enjoyed getting to know many of you, and I truly appreciate the comments and suggestions that many of you have submitted over the past several weeks of competition.

Reviewing our finalists for the Contest-Within-A-Contest, we see the following responses in reply to the question below.

On what day of the week were the first coins struck at the Carson City Mint?

Tyler G. chose Friday
Zachkeaton chose Friday
Softmentor chose Thursday
Clorox chose Wednesday

The following is excerpted from PCGS.com...


"The Carson City Mint was ready to do business in December 1869. Dies dated 1869 sent by the Philadelphia Mint were received at Carson City by October 21, 1869. How many were sent is not known; no inventory listing of 1869 and 1870 dies has been found." The 1869-dated dies were not used; the reverses were probably held for 1870 and later use.


"The first Carson City Mint coins were silver dollars minted from 1870-dated dies on February 10, 1870, a quantity of 3,747 pieces. All were struck using a press made in Philadelphia by Morgan & Orr... Each 1870-CC dollar bore the distinctive CC mintmark on the reverse. On February 11th, Andrew Wright received the first delivery of CC dollars, a quantity of 2,300 coins. Wright, a watch-man or guard at the Mint, was undoubtedly entrusted with their safekeeping and/or paying them out. An additional three coins were saved for the Assay Commission."

R.W. Julian also wrote about the first Carson City coinage in an article published in Numismatic News in December of 2011:


On Dec. 20, 1869, Superintendent Curry notified Mint Director Pollock that he would open the new branch mint on Jan. 3, 1870. The first bullion was deposited on Jan. 6, three days later. In his letter Curry requested permission to begin coining operations with the 1869 dies as those for 1870 had yet to arrive; Curry got a curt refusal from Pollock, who indicated that out-of-date dies were not to be used.
December 1869 saw one of those events that could have set the new mint back by several months. An earthquake struck Nevada and caused considerable damage in Carson City but the Mint structure came through virtually unscathed. Clearly Curry had done his job well in constructing the building.
Curry had taken into account the quantities of silver and gold likely to be deposited and employees were hired accordingly. By March 1870 there were 43 workers, men and women, and this would grow to more than 80 people by the end of 1875.
The superintendent wrote several letters about the lack of 1870 dies and these items were finally received in early February 1870. The first coinage began a few days later, with 2,303 silver dollars delivered on Feb. 10. There is little doubt that Curry arranged for a special ceremony, with leading citizens invited to view the beginning of coinage in Nevada. All of these silver dollars were paid out to a depositor named A. Wright on the following day.


So while it is generally known that the first Carson City minted coins were 1870-CC Dollars that were issued on Friday, February 11 (and many hobby publications and web sites reference that date), it turns out that the coins which were received by Wright were actually struck one day earlier on February 10th, a Thursday.

Congratulations to Softmentor, our Contest-Within-A-Contest Winner!

You have won One Numismatic Prize!

Here are the links to the complete articles published by PCGS and Numismatic News:
PCGS: http://www.pcgs.com/books/silver-dollars/Chapter10Listings-106.aspx
Numismatic News: http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/first-carson-city-coins-dated-1870





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Entries For Round #25 Are Now Closed
This Contest Is 25 Rounds Long
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Guesses Posted After This Time Are Void For All Rounds
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Results For Round #25 Will Be Posted Shortly
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Coin Talk Member
SOFTMENTOR
Is The Winner
Of The
Contest Within A Contest

Value Of Prizes Awarded
As Of 7-12-2012
$ 368.00

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Coin Talk Member
Silentnviolent
Is
Prize Qualified
For Spin #2
In This Round
And Will Win
Two Numismatic Prizes
For Three Of A Kind
One Prize Otherwise
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Numismatic Prize List Updated 7-12-2012

This list should be used for qualified players currently eligible to claim prizes.

All previous lists are no longer valid and can not be edited.

All items are subject to prior sale or trade.

Prizes will be sent via First Class or Media Mail postpaid to any USPS Address.

No USPS address? See Rule #16 in the first post of this thread

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Each of the following counts as ONE Numismatic Prize.

Select by item number:


1. (No Longer Available -- Awarded)
2. Green 'Governors Bank' Moneybag containing 1968S and 1969S 40% Silver Proof kennedy Half Dollars (coins have spots).
3. Proof coin lot, includes 1962 1963 and 1964 Jefferson Nickels in original mint plastic, 2000S and 2010S Deep Cameo Proof Jefferson Nickels, and a 1969S Proof Lincoln cent. Both of the 1969 dated coins are in the original 2x2 that I purchased them in as a teenager -- for $1.35 -- in January of 1972.
4. (No Longer Available -- Awarded)
5. 1955-D Raw Choice BU Washington Quarter, Lusterous (5+ Available)
6. Book: 'Million Dollar Nickels', 'Mysteries of the illicit 1913 Liberty Head Nickels revealed', Hardcover 368 pages, by Montgomery, Borckardt and Knight, New.
7. 1965 Great Britain Crown UNC Churchill Obverse and Prooflike 1804 US Dollar replica, stamped COPY on reverse, silver in color but not in content
8. Five different AU-BU Ike Dollars and 2000-D Mint Set containing cent, nickel, dime, half dollar and Sac Dollar, no quarters or P-Mint coins
9. 1996 US Mint 10-Coin Mint Set, Minus W-Mint Dime
10. Seven different AU-BU Ike Dollars, includes one Bicentennial reverse
11. 2000 ANACS Small Holder ‘Cheerios’ Pedigree Lincoln cent and 2005-D ANACS Small Holder MS60 Details Glue Residue Sac Dollar
12. 2000-S US 10-Coin Clad Proof Set (4 available)
13. 2001 Reno Hilton Casino $10 Face Value Silver Strike .999 Silver Center Limited Ed. 1750 Struck, Issued 9-1-01, ‘Civil Rights’
14. Capitol Plastics US Gold Type Set holder, 12 holes includes holes for two each $20, $10, $5, $2.50 and one each $3, Type 1 $1, Type 2 $1, Type 3 $1. No box or coins.
15. 2009-D US 50-Coin Roll UNC Lincoln Cents, Log Cabin, Bank Wrapped
16. 2009-S US 4-Coin Clad Proof Set Minus Quarters and 1999 5-Coin Clad Proof Quarters (No Boxes)
17. 2013 Spiral Bound Red Book, ‘Guide Book to United States Coins’, New (5+ available)
18. Coin Jewelry Gift Set: One Cut-out Mercury Dime Necklace, One three-coin Mercury Dime Bracelet, with COAs
19. Coin Jewelry Gift Set: One Indian cent Necklace, One three-coin Mercury Dime Bracelet, with COAs
20. 'Nevada Silver Premium Gaming Tokens 2000 Price Guide' 5th Ed. by Marvin Weaver, and 'Nevada
Silver Strikes Catalog & Price Guide' 5th Ed 2001 by Art Becker (Signed by Author), both Spiral Bound
21. 1999P Proof Cameo Anthony Dollar in original case with Cert. (4 available)
22. 1982 Proof Washington 90% Silver Half Dollar Commemorative Boxed with Cert (2 available)
23. Dansco Mercury Dime Album #7123, two pages, used but like new, dated holes 1916 – 1945S with 7 undated holes for extras, no coins
24. US Mint Golden Dollar Large Canvas Bag, New, ‘Return to US Mint DOLLARS $2000’, No Coins (3 Available)
25. (No Longer Available -- Awarded)
26. Proof Jefferson Nickel Lot: 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964 in Mint wrappers, also one 1966 Brilliant SMS Jefferson Nickel
27. Two Books: 1-Buyers Guide to Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars Of The United States, Third Ed. by Q. David Bowers. Softcover, new, 410 pages, covers all dollars 1796-2005, issue price $20 and 2- 'The Top 100 Morgan Dollar Varieties: The VAM Keys, by M. Fey and J. Oxman, 3rd Ed. Spiral Bound 1997, 137 pages 4x6, dozens of photos, lightly used,issue price $25

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Each of the following higher value items count as TWO NUMISMATIC PRIZES.

Select item by letter:

A. Capitol Plastics 8x10" Acrylic Holder 'US Proof Eisenhower Dollars', Gold lettering for dates and types on white background, holes for eleven proof silver and copper nickel coins 1971-1978, one coin included: 1973-S Proof Cameo 40% Silver Ike.
B. 1929 Series $10 National Currency ‘Bank of America NTSA’ San Francisco, Circ, Brown Seal
C. 1985 AMARK One Troy Ounce .999 Silver Liberty Bell Obv and Classic Eagle Rev, Nicely toned
D. 1986 US Proof Silver Eagle with Mint Packaging
E. 1988 US Proof Silver Eagle with Mint Packaging
F. 1990 US Proof Silver Eagle with Mint Packaging
G. 1996 Series $20 Currency Winthrow-Rubin Star Note 00327555* AU Center Fold
H. 1999-P US Mint Sealed $25 Face Value Mini-Bag SBA Dollars, Unc.
I. 1999-D US Mint Sealed $25 Face Value Mini-Bag SBA Dollars, Unc.
J. Coin Collectors Starter Kit: 2013 Spiral Bound red Book (New), Littleton Liberty Nickel Folder, 10 different Liberty Nickels (Good or better)
K. 2000 US Mint Wrapped $25 FV Roll Sac Dollars, Yellow Wrapper, End Coins Baggy, Wrap Deteriorating (2 Available)
L. 2000-S US 10-Coin Clad Proof Set
M. 2000-S US 10-Coin Silver Proof Set (3 Available)
N. 2001 US Proof Silver Eagle with Mint Packaging (4 available)
O. 2004-S US 5-Coin Silver State Quarter Proof Set
P. 1923-S Peace Dollar Keychain, Circulated F-VF
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Please allow a little longer than usual to post the Spin Results.

We have a player who has guessed both spins correct and will be JACKPOT QUALIFIED!

 

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Hello Slot Players!
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Results of Round #25 Have Been Uploaded
This Contest Is 25 Rounds Long

You May View The File At This Link
The File Name Is 'Round #25'
http://s1112.photobucket.com/albums/...r/Spin To WIn/

For Those Who Can Not View Video
The Results Were:
1. MELON MELON MELON
2. MELON MELON MELON
(Train is the same as Locomotive)
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Congratulations
Silentnviolent
MELON MELON MELON
Has Won You
Two Numismatic Prizes
On Spin #2
Select From The List Above
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Congratulations
SOFTMENTOR

You Correctly Guessed
MELON MELON MELON
MELON MELON MELON

You Are
Jackpot Qualified
And
Prize Qualified
For Both Spins!

A Special Round #26
Will Be Held For
SOFTMENTOR
Only
And Pay Per This Chart
For Each Of The Two Spins
Maximum Possible Winnings
$100 Cash Plus Four Prizes



SOFTMENTOR WILL ALSO WIN
Two Numismatic Prizes
For Each
Three Of A Kind
One Prize Otherwise On Each Spin

Round #25 Is The
FINAL ROUND
For This Contest

No New Guesses
Will Be Valid
By Any Player
In Round #26
You May Guess For Fun If You Wish
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Reel Mapping Note:

I will open up the machine
and attempt to map Reel #2
within a few days after
completion of Round #26

This Contest Is Not Officially 'Over'
Until Reel Mapping Results Are Posted.

Unclaimed Prizes May Be Claimed Until That Date.
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A New Contest Will Begin Soon
And Will Be Open To All Coin Talk Members
Registered On Or Before July 6, 2012
The New Contest Will Be Announced In This Thread First
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Round #26 Is Not Open For Prizes
You May Post Guesses For Fun If You Wish
Thanks To Everyone For Participating

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So it finally happened! all melons!

Congrats Silent and Soft!

Thanks for the awesome contest again!


edit: My 1862 IHC came today! It's a lot better than I was expecting it to be!! Thanks a bunch!

 

Thank you again for the contest!! I was one of the lucky few to win, and the coins are great!!

 

WOOO HOOOOO wow
well you know I gotta hope ...
for the last spin to win
train train train
train train train

 

Bwahaha that is EPIC! Now what are the odds it comes up all melons again for him to win the big enchilada?

Also, is there still the oppertunity to map the reel as long as you haven't posted the results?

 

While a prize was awarded to someone already in the Reel mapping, we were never sure if his mapping for Reel #2 was accurate or not. Because of this, I offered another prize to anyone who posts a correct Reel Mapping for Reel #2 that is different from the Reel #2 Mapping that he last posted before I awarded the prize.

Anyone may continue to post mappings for Reel #2.

 

Here are a couple of interesting links I found while researching for the contest within a contest questions:

One from numismaticnews.net about the first struck coin as well as the story and history of the CC Mint
http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/first-carson-city-coins-dated-1870

Also, here is a link to an old CT thread about the CC Mint and the first strike. He includes the second link with a story about a woman who received as a gift the first ever coin minted there (with picture)
http://www.cointalk.com/t65488/

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=734379&highlight_key=y&keyword1=Carson City

and here are some more really nice photos of the mint, including the one with Abraham Lincoln in the picture with the scales

http://www.pbase.com/fletcher_hill/coins

http://www.pbase.com/fletcher_hill/image/49250754

 

Congrats to all the winners. Also Thanks to the cointrader for the great contest and to everyone who played.

 

Hello Slot Players!
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Contest-Within-A-Contest Winner
SOFTMENTOR
Has Chosen Item #20
'Nevada Silver Premium Gaming Tokens 2000 Price Guide' 5th Ed. by Marvin Weaver, and 'Nevada
Silver Strikes Catalog & Price Guide' 5th Ed 2001 by Art Becker (Signed by Author), both Spiral Bound
As His Prize
For The
Contest Within A Contest
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Total Value Of Prizes Awarded So Far
$ 388.00

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A Special
Jackpot Round #26
Will Be Held For
SOFTMENTOR
Today

He Is
JACKPOT QUALIFIED
For Our Final Round
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Hello Slot Players!
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Results of Round #26 Have Been Uploaded
This Is A Special JACKPOT QUALIFIED Round
For Coin Talk Member Softmentor

You May View The File At This Link
The File Name Is 'Round #26'
http://s1112.photobucket.com/albums/...r/Spin To WIn/

For Those Who Can Not View Video
The Results Were:
1. MELON MELON BLANK
2. MELON BAR MELON
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Congratulations
Softmentor
You Have Won
One Numismatic Prize
On Spin #1
And
One Numismatic Prize
On Spin #2
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Thank You To
EVERYONE
For Participating
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A New Contest Will Begin Soon

Watch This Thread For Details!
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Final Mapping For Reel #2
Will Follow After A Weekend
Away From The Slots

Final Prize Selection By
SOFTMENTOR
And Final Prize Totals
Will Be Posted Soon!
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