All right everyone. This contest is not going to be like the old ones is some ways-- PM ALL ENTRIES TO ME...ANY ENTRIES THAT ARE POSTED WILL NOT BE ENTERED. THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 16 2005-- (I will be turkey hunting that day so it will be late when I tell who won.) You must give me the right answerers to these questions. The one that gets the most right will win...if there is more than one winner I will pull out a name from a hat. The prize is not yet picked but will come of out of my doubles. QUESTIONS-- #1 What does the letters PVC stand for? #2 What is a "splasher"? (Nickname for a type of coin) #3 How many states made Tax Tokens? #4 What world coin looks just like the Machin Mill colonial coin made in the 1700's ? --they both have the same design and were minted almost at the same time-- #5 What is the name of my Sister that is still at home? ---(Yes this is coin related) #6 What Company owns a Grading Company and also prints a coin guide that sells over 20 million copies? #7 What is a "dumb" planchet? (Nickname for a type of coin)
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED---I will post the winner and what the prize is as soon as I can. Thanks Speedy
WaA140 is the WINNER!!!!!!!!!!! He got 6 questions right...almost all seven--WaA140--please PM me your address--your prize is 5 mixed Tax Tokens from 4 states. Here is what I had down as the right answers QUESTIONS-- #1 What does the letters PVC stand for? Poly-vinyl chloride #2 What is a "splasher"? (Nickname for a type of coin) A test coin #3 How many states made Tax Tokens? 12 #4 What world coin looks just like the Machin Mill colonial coin made in the 1700's ? --they both have the same design and were minted almost at the same time-- A British Halfpence or Halfpenny #5 What is the name of my Sister that is still at home? ---(Yes this is coin related) Morgan--most of ya'll could have found this by looking at past post of mine #6 What Company owns a Grading Company and also prints a coin guide that sells over 20 million copies? Whitman or Anderson Press #7 What is a "dumb" planchet? (Nickname for a type of coin) This is a mint term for a planchet which has an internal crack or gas bubble, a defect which inhibits the normal "ring" of a planchet or struck coin----- Nobody got this one Thanks to the seven members that entered. Speedy
good contest...very hard questions...I only could get 2....so I didn't even submit those answers because I knew that was not enough