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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2918434, member: 83845&quot;][ATTACH=full]706147[/ATTACH] </p><p>It’s been a few months since I have hosted a game or a tournament on the ancients forum and I figured there is no better time than the holiday season!&nbsp; 2017 has been a good year and I feel fortunate that I have been able to interact more with the great group of ancient coin collectors here at CT.&nbsp; You guys/gals are the best!</p><p><br /></p><p>I had considered sending out some surprise Secret Saturnalia gifts but then I figured it might be more fun for the whole group if I hosted a giveaway game instead.&nbsp; I prefer games to simple ‘pull a name from the hat’ style giveaways because this gives us all a chance to interact and get to know one another in a slightly different way than the typical posts.&nbsp; I have five coins that I will be giving away based on the below details.&nbsp; This thread will serve as the master thread for the game and I will update it with results periodically.&nbsp; I have also posted a thread on the contests forum with a link to this master thread so that our friends in the US and World forums can come play as well!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u>How the Game Works</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I have enlisted the participation of four well known CoinTalk members (plus myself).&nbsp; Each of us has submitted a photo of a coin that we have never posted to the forum along with a brief description of why we think the coin is interesting.&nbsp; See below for the list of members who have agreed to participate.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER]</p><p>[USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]</p><p>[USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] </p><p>[USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER]</p><p>[USER=28531]@H8_modern[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>The goal of the game will be for members to try and match each coin with its owner.&nbsp; There will be a separate thread for each coin posted every few days and each thread will produce a winner.&nbsp; The winner’s name will be chosen at random from the participants in the thread but you can earn multiple chances to win based on the following rules.</p><ol> <li>Guess who the owner of the coin is and give a reason why you think that.&nbsp; (Ex.:&nbsp; I believe that this coin belongs to Curtisimo because he likes that kind of ancient coin.)&nbsp; This is the minimum requirement for entry into the drawing.&nbsp; Please include a reason with your guess!</li> <li>Anyone who posts a photo of a coin along with their guess (related or not) OR gives a particularly well thought out or amusing reason why you guessed a certain person will receive an extra chance to win.</li> <li>Anyone who guesses correctly will receive an extra chance to win</li> <li>Anyone who is a young numismatist (age 18 or younger) will receive an extra chance to win.&nbsp; If you are a YN please say so in your entry post.</li> </ol><p>In total there can be up to 4 chances to win for each member in each thread!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u>The Prizes</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Prizes will be awarded once all 5 threads have closed and we have 5 total winners.&nbsp; Each winner will be able to choose which of the below coins he or she wants.&nbsp; The order of choosing will be based on which winner had the most correct matches throughout the game (so it’s best to participate in all threads!).&nbsp; In the event of a tie the number of chances earned will serve as the tie breaker.&nbsp; Without further ado here are the coins that the winners will have to choose from.</p><p><br /></p><p>A.&nbsp; Roman Empire – Phillip I AR Antoninianus, AD 244-249 (22.65 mm, 3.56 g)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706149[/ATTACH] </p><p>B.&nbsp; Roman Empire – Claudius II Gothicus AE Antoninianus, AD 269-270 (21.42 mm, 3.53 g)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706151[/ATTACH] </p><p>C.&nbsp; Northern Song – Emperor Shenzong, AE 2 Cash, AD 1068-1085 (30 mm, 6.74 g)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706152[/ATTACH] </p><p>D.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mystery coin #1! To be revealed when chosen by a winner!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706153[/ATTACH] </p><p>E.&nbsp; Mystery coin #2! To be revealed when chosen by a winner!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706154[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u>A Note to our Selfless Members!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Many of you may not feel comfortable entering a giveaway because you would rather see the prizes go to a less experienced collector.&nbsp; That is a very admirable sentiment and I am prepared to make arrangements so that all of our members can feel comfortable playing and entering.&nbsp; This series of threads is more about having fun than about exchanging coins and I want as much participation from our long time and experienced members as possible.&nbsp; If you end up winning and you would rather the prize go to someone else you can either designate that person or allow me to choose on your behalf.&nbsp; I have been brainstorming and I believe I have come up with a way that I could choose based on participation in the game that would be 100% fair to all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay now lets have some fun!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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