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Message:: [QUOTE="Kasia, post: 2329579, member: 31533"]Just over a week left for this contest to run. As I said in the OP:The contest will run until either someone wins based on the rules above, or if no winner is had within 30 days and I can determine someone's answer fits close to what is in here (i.e., has the right number of sets, right number of rolls of coins, right number of tubes of coins and general mix of what is in each tube, right number (or or close) number of 2X2 and slabbed coins, etc) then that will determine the winner. If no one fits in with these (above) then I will instead provide a consolation prize to the person who tried the hardest and came the closest without getting the answer as specified above. So far only some has been identified. - The total number of coins, the number of non-US coins, the number of non-US coins that are in the Americas, the rolls of coins, the Canadian specimen set which has 7 of the non-US coins, that there are at least 3  Asian-Pacific Region countries for the other non-US possibilities, and that 2 of them come from one country. The tokens are part of sets, yet they are not proof sets. They are not bus tokens - they do come from the US mint. That there are 4 or more US proof sets, and a number of coins held in various ways: tubes, slabs, 2X2's (cardboard and mylar or envelope). So here is a few ideas to toss around (may be restating what I've said before). The tubes (clue: 2 of them) are small clear plastic types and each contain what I would describe as a 'handful' of coins, the tubes are not tall ones that can contain 50 coins (like a roll of dimes or cents can). Each tube has an equal amount of coins in them, but they do not have an equal composition of coins.  One of the coins in one of the tubes is non-US. Aside from the Canadian Specimen Set, the Tubes, and one coin in a 2x2 envelope (not the cardboard/mylar type), there are 3 or more sets (proof or non-proof) or types of holders. The sets with the tokens in with them are kind of unique and special for one specific reason. There is a really obscure clue as to which Canadian Specimen set it is. It results from a play on the sound a phrase can become if shortened a bit being the name of something. I used that phrase in a previous post in this thread. Call it an alternate reality. It should serve some persons. You may have to go back to other comments I've made for clues as to what you might want to be guessing. One special clue for one coin: This was minted in the US, though not in Philadelphia and is in with the non-US coins. It is not the oldest coin I have in the box. The oldest coin I have in the box is an overdate. And the second oldest coin I have in the box is also from the 19th century. There are at least four US proof sets, which only come from two years. The proof sets and the rolls of  lincoln cents comprise more than 3/4 of all the coins in the box. Good luck. I may or may not make more specific clarifications in coming week. [/QUOTE]

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