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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 744816, member: 5233&quot;]OK, it has been a while since I held a contest so I figured I would do one.&nbsp; So, what this is is a basic &quot;guess the grade&quot; contest with a couple twists...so please read this whole post before you participate because there are a couple rules that I think are unique.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Prizes</u></b></p><p>So, here is what you are really interested in...so I&#039;ll start with the prize.&nbsp; The winner of this contest (there will only be one winner) will receive a WWII Nazi Germany 1 pfennig set.&nbsp; This is a set of 2 coins, one of each type issued during WWII.&nbsp; The German&#039;s began issuing these coins in bronze early in the war and then changed to zinc as the war drew closer a close.&nbsp; Here are the coins:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>1939-D (Munich mint) 1 Reichspfennig - Bronze</b> AU with some luster and RB color</p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/1939-Dcontest.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>1943-A (Berlin mint) 1 Reichspfennig - Zinc</b> XF+</p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/1943-Acontest.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Rules</u></b></p><p>1) I will post obverse and reverse images of a coin, and the TPG that graded it.</p><p>2) <b>Post the grade you think this coin received by the TPG.&nbsp; You must include all grade information (including BN, DMPL, UCAM, FBL, *, ect.) unless otherwise specified.</b></p><p>3) I will not post coins with obsolete grading abbreviations (such as &quot;T&quot; or &quot;W&quot;).</p><p>4) Post your answer in this thread, PMs will not be accepted.&nbsp; Once you post your answer, it may not be edited.</p><p>5) <span style="color: Red">This is a double elimination contest, so you will not be eliminated until you give 2 incorrect answers</span>.&nbsp; So, you may answer 1 coin incorrectly or skip one round and still remain active in the contest.</p><p>6) The last person remaining wins.</p><p>7) In the event that nobody answers a particular coin correctly, I reserve the right to either give everyone a &quot;wrong answer strike&quot; <b>or</b> throw out the round (and thus give nobody a &quot;wrong answer strike&quot;).</p><p>8) Any bickering, harassment or disruption of this contest by any member may result in that member being disqualified from the contest</p><p>9) You must have registered as a member of CT on or before November 20, 2009.</p><p>10) <b>Round 1 will end on Saturday, November 28, 2009 and 5:00pm PST</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin for Round 1</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Please provide me with the grade this coin received.&nbsp; It is a 1925 St. Gaudens Double Eagle and was graded by <u>PCGS</u>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/contest1o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/contest1r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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