[Ancients] Announcing the First Annual CoinTalk Coin Imperator Tournament (2017)

Very true, since looks/ history/value all count in your score. The third category is very subjective though. The Claudius aureus from IdesOfMarch scored low in that category, however the price he paid was a bargain for such a high quality rare coin. So, he got a great return for money invested. In ten years that coin will be worth double/ plus the enjoyment from owning such a piece.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

No doubt that all the categories are quite subjective. To me it adds another layer of strategy as you can read the voting patterns from previous rounds and try to adjust accordingly. And of course there is nothing in the rules against making your case for value for money under the "Why It's Cool" description... and yes IOMs coin was a show stopper in all categories and so was Davids!

 

I thought about this tournament for a few days before I decided to enter, and ultimately decided to do so because I sensed there would be more strategy and fun, rather than being a purely competitive endeavor for the participants. Plus, it provides insight into an individual's tastes and how he/she evaluates a coin's features.

I also figured that if I turned out to be correct, you'd feel this way about it too.

This was a point that I raised prior to the start of the tournament, and it remains a subjective item to evaluate in any price range. But wait ten years?
https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...rus=1&order=0&company=83&auction=3246&lot=102

 

Tournament seems to be going alright at the moment and is good fun, just a question on you spreadsheet, how do you arrive at the figures in column H?

 

Since everyone has 3 votes I have the spreadsheet set up to sum all the votes and divide by 3. That way I can see how long it takes for voting to plateau so I can calibrate the optimum time to leave the poll open for round 2.

...I am aware that it is for reasons like this that no one likes engineers (joke )

It also helps me decide if most of the likely voters have voted so I know if I need to bump the thread back to the top of the page with a reply.

 

Do you actually know how many voters there are?

 

Naw, just a guess based on the number of votes.

 

*edit*

=> good luck, everybody

 

I'm an excellent driver

 

That even proves my point more/ you got it in 2008 for 24K/ now an exact specimen sold at Ars Classica for 61K....that is 37K increase in value=8 years. Like i said many times/ high quality/ rare coins give you the highest return and pleasure for $ spent. Plus yours is better quality I won a FDC Diocletian aureus from Triton V in 2005/ for 10K/ same coin sold in 2014 for 50K/ so these would rate as excellent in that 3rd category. Coin collectors can have their cake and eat too

 

Yes Ides asked a few questions and wanted to make sure everyone was on roughly equal footing with a good chance to win before he committed to play. Big cudos to him, and everyone else who has entered, for their excellent sportsmanship.

Not sure this could have worked with just any group of collectors.

 

I dunno, bro... I have my money on that crazy coin-savant, stevex6!

 

Very kind of you to write that @stevex6 , thank you !

If we both happen to win our first round, we would have to play together in the next one. Of course everyone here is well educated and fairplay enough not to underestimate their challenger. I have to admit being impressed by the look you have on the picture you provided (time has no effect on you my coinfriend) :



Sadly, I don't look like that anymore (if I ever did) :




This game is lot of fun. Thanks again @Curtisimo for organizing it !!

Q

 

In the interest of keeping this the organized master thread for the tournament I am going to continue posting results of this and previous rounds so people can more easily follow it if they haven't been so far. Soooo...

We had a great round of awesome contests in the first round! below is a summary of results.

#1 @stevex6 defeats #16 @dadams, 88 to 61

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-1-stevex6-vs-16-dadams-round-1-cit-2017.294061/

#8 @Cucumbor defeats #9 @Orfew, 103 to 57

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-8-cucumbor-vs-9-orfew-round-1-cit-2017.294003/

#4 @Mikey Zee defeats #13 @Nicholas Molinari, 96 to 47

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-4-mike-zee-vs-13-nicholas-molinari-round-1-cit-2017.294115/

#5 @zumbly defeats #12 @FitzNigel, 93 to 63

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/po...l-round-1-cit-2017.294002/page-2#post-2706932

#15 @gsimonel defeats #2 @Bing, 87 to 61

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-2-bing-vs-15-gsimonel-round-1-cit-2017.294062/

#10 @Ancient Aussue defeats #7 @panzerman, 83 to 56

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-7-panzerman-vs-10-ancient-aussie-round-1-cit-2017.294116/

#3 @Alegandron defeats #14 @Parthicus, 84 to 39

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-3-alegandron-vs-14-parthicus-round-1-cit-2017.294174/

#11 @IdesOfMarch defeats #6 @David Atherton, 83 to 59

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-6-david-atherton-vs-11-idesofmarch01-round-1-cit-2017.294172/

I think it's okay for all of our winners to take a well deserved victory lap

​

...well now that that's over with we can get started with our awesome round 2 matches!



First up we have #1 stevex6 vs #8 Cucumbor

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-1-stevex6-vs-8-cucumbor-round-2-cit-2017.294553/

Next we have #10 Ancient Aussie vs #15 gsimonel

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-10-ancient-aussie-vs-15-gsimonel-round-2-cit-2017.294555/

There will be a slight difference this round in that the polls will close after 4 days instead of 7. Should help us keep a good pace for all involved and still let everyone get a chance to vote.

Our last 2 matches of round 2 will post tomorrow. Looking forward to it

 

Hello everyone. We are underway with the second heat of the second round and these matched are shaping up to be pretty awesome!

#3 Alegandron vs #11 IdesOfMarch01
Punic electrum vs Roman silver. *Insert Punic War Joke Here*

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-3-alegandron-vs-11-idesofmarch01-round-2-cit-2017.294610/

#4 Mikey Zee vs #5 zumbly
This one is shaping up to be our closest contest yet! Love both coins.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-4-mikey-zee-vs-5-zumbly-round-2-cit-2017.294607/

And that is it for round 2 ladies and gentlemen. We will start our semifinal matches early next week when all our polls have closed. Thanks to all of you.

 

Another round in the books and the semifinal round is now officially underway. Only 3 more matches till the end of the tournament. Great fun! See round 2 results below.

#8 Cucumbor defeats #1 stevex6: 105 to 63

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-1-stevex6-vs-8-cucumbor-round-2-cit-2017.294553/

#5 zumbly defeats #4 Mikey Zee: 76 to 69

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-4-mikey-zee-vs-5-zumbly-round-2-cit-2017.294607/

#10 Ancient Aussie defeats #15 gsimonel: 97 to 47

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-10-ancient-aussie-vs-15-gsimonel-round-2-cit-2017.294555/

#3 Alegandron defeats #11 IdesOfMarch01: 85 to 62

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-3-alegandron-vs-11-idesofmarch01-round-2-cit-2017.294610/

Semifinal Round
​

#5 zumbly vs #8 Cucumbor

This match features two beautiful and iconic examples of classic Greek coinage!
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-semifinal-5-zumbly-vs-8-cucumbor-cit-2017.294862/

As with the last round the polls will close after 4 days. I will post the other semifinal match-up tomorrow around this time. Thanks for following!

 

*edit* => I got rag-dolled!!



Ummm, but on the bright-side => everybody showed-up to see the good ol' curb-stompin'

(thanks for that)

=> 168 tickets sold!! (a new record!)

 

LOL, I mean I am LAUGHING my Roman-As-OFF!!!

 

This contest has been very entertaining and educational, great work Curtisimo!

 

Semifinal​

The last of our semifinal matches is officially up!

#3 Alegandron vs #10 Ancient Aussie

A fitting match to end out semifinal round!
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-semifinal-3-alegandron-vs-10-ancient-aussie-cit-2017.294920/

Thanks everyone! Looking forward to the finals!