Speedys Contest

Discussion in 'Contests' started by Speedy, Apr 12, 2005.

  1. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    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)
     
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  3. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    The contest ends tonight---one person is in the lead....by 1 point.

    Speedy
     
  4. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED---I will post the winner and what the prize is as soon as I can.

    Thanks

    Speedy
     
  5. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    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
     
  6. Spider

    Spider ~

    well i got 3 right, good job WaA140
     
  7. Spider

    Spider ~

    nice contest Speedy, good to be challenged, i wonder how many GD got right?
     
  8. WaA140

    WaA140 New Member

    Cool. I've been out of town and just got back. I'll send you a PM.
    Thanks.
     
  9. afvetroman61

    afvetroman61 New Member

    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 :p
     
  10. Notoco

    Notoco Member

    Thanks for organizing a contest like that!
     
  11. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    Ya'll are welcome--I might do it again sometime...it might be harder!!!

    Speedy
     
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