My two thousand five hundred and someod post contest!

Yes, I can tell a few entrants have. I am not going to exclude them from it because I didn't get it down.

Try on the questions first if you wish, then use google on the ones you aren't too sure for. Or do it all. Its up to you.

 

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Google's not the only great source out there...

BTW, thanks for the great contest!

 

Didn't the contest end?

 

Okay, little late with the results... but Here's the end of the contest with answers:

1. Out of all of these slabbed coins, I have only purchased one. The rest were gifts. Which one did I purchase? (The choices are the 1915 Barber, 1951-S Cent, 1951 Cent, 1958 cent, and 1995 cent) ​

I bought the PF67 Lincoln cent. Nobody guessed it.
Edit!! WAIT Kanderus got it!

1. Who is the poet who wrote “The Road Less Traveled”?
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Trick question. M. Scott Peck wrote "The Road Less Traveled"
The poet Robert Frost wrote "The Road Not Taken"

2. When did the Flying Eagle series start?
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This is a very broad question. Swish, who did not enter actually wrote me what I was looking for.

I would have also accepted the 1855 large cent pattern http://www.cointalk.com/t204655/

3. On the Walking Liberty half dollar, is the sun rising or setting?
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Rising

4. What are the two minor die varieties on an 1892 Barber quarter?
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There are the DDO Varieties, but the ones I was looking for were the TI and TII reverses.
http://www.cointalk.com/t204889/

5. Who is the owner of the only (legal) 1933 Double Eagle?
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Apparently I do. But truly, nobody knows.

6. Why did the rest of these Double Eagles get melted?
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Open answers. Mainly about the gold standard and Roosevelt and government stuff.

7. What is my favorite color?
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BLUE!!!

8. Name two countries the U.S. coined money for.
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Lots of people gave me tons of answers google gave them. My two favorites are Australia and the Philippines

9. Which U.S. Gold coin has only one specimen?
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1870-S $3 and 1849 Double Eagle

10. What do I do for another hobby? (I have two)
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I dirtbike and I photograph coins

11. Where’s Waldo?
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12. How badly do you want to win?
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None of you want to win. Y'alls lose.

13. Did you notice that there are two question number ones?
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DRAT! Only one fell for it. Though maybe many more just went and edited.

14. What is my dream car?
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Lots of modern junk cars were named. Nope. I wish to have a Ford Model A

15. What is my favorite band? (Hint: think 80’s rock/metal)
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Iron maiden! (Only one got it)

16. What kind of coin is this?​

Canadian silver 5c! Gotcha!!!

17. What date is this barber dime? (included in prize)​

1900. Somebody was smart enough to look on my profile on www.thecoinnection.com

18. Pick a number between 1 and 120

Going to look through and say what my verdict is after review.


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Some of the Car answers were fun. Here's what I got:
Sprint cars
Lamborghini
BATMOBILE
Audi RS8
Aston Martin Vanquish
A sportscar
1981 DeLoream DMC (Love BTF series)
Bugatti veyron
DRAG-U-LA (LOVE the Munsters!!!)
Lamborghini
1982 DeLorean

But only one that could be considered classic which has been altered to fit the scene.

As for #11, it is a tossup between

Being chased by the zombie in your avatar
or
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There (*points finger*)

 

Okay, and for the results.

One person guessed the #17 which is what I was looking for! Congrats toooooo..........
























































WRSIEGEL



Just send me a PM With your addy and I'll pick out a prize and send them off Friday.

 

uhm. didn't really know that coinnection. But I did check your pics in FB

 

Thanks for the contest!!!

 

Congrats to the winner!

 

I. Just joined f'***