The "Mother of all Contests"

Just a note to make sure. All answers by private message please and if you want specify which one of the 6 prizes you would like. That way I can try to match the winners with what matches their collecting interest. Thanks.

This will be my last contest for some time so I can going to go out doing it right! Contest will be a bunch of questions on WW2 as usual to maybe stir your interest and hopefully have some fun. Their will be 6 winners total. Yes you read that right. 6 winners total. Here are the prizes. I haven't decided on what order to award the prizes. Here we go.

1997 P Botanical Garden $1 Silver Commem coin. I got this from the set to get the speciman nickel.

3 Ike Dollars. 1 Proof 1971-S DCAM and 2 BU 1978's all in airtites. One 1978 has some nice orange toning. You would see that if my pictures didn't stink.

Inspiration for this prize was a thread on Washington quarters from 1956-1964 with the Type B reverse. I searched some BU rolls and found quite a few.
You will get a 1957-P and 1958-P Type B Washington Silver quarter both BU.

A Lincoln Cent lot which includes certified NGC coins. A 1956 certified MS65 Red and a 1960-D Small Date MS65 Red. Also a 1957 BU roll. Nice roll with mostly Red coins. Also a 1959-D OBW roll. You will be the first to check these beauties out.

A nicklel lot which includes 3 certified proofs PF69 Ultra Cameo. Years are 1993, 1997, 1999. Also a 1964 bank wrapped roll so you get to be the first to search it.

Last but not least a very nice 1897 Morgan Dollar. Looks to be a nice MS coin.

Now here are the questions.
Ok. Rules. All answers must be in by Thursday 1/28/10 at 9:00am central time. 6 prizes total. 1897 Morgan Dollar, 1997 Botanic Garden Silver dollar, a 1957-P and 1958-P Type B reverse Washington Silver quarter BU, a 1956 Lincoln cent and 1960-D Small Date Lincoln both certified by NGC MS65 Red and a BU roll of 1957 Wheat cents and a OBW 1959-D Lincoln Cents, 3 PF69 Ultra Cameo Nickels graded by PCGS/NGC years 1993, 1997, 1999 and a bank wrapped rolls of BU 1964 nickels and 3 Ike Dollars 1971-S and 2 1978's.

Winners will be picked by who answered the most questions right. In case of a tie I will draw the names. Now here are the questions.

1. What was the largest tank battle of World War 2?

2. What was known as “the phony war” and what date period did it run through?

3. What was the “Anzio Express”?

4. On what date did Germany and Italy declare war on the United States ?


5. What were the 5 code names for the landing beaches on D-Day in Normandy?

6. What was the code name for the German Offensive against Russia in the summer of 1941?

7. On whose grave marker is inscribed, "At This Spot the 77th Infantry Division Lost a Buddy. [FILL IN NAME]. 18 April 1945."?

8. What was the GIs reply to the British saying, "The trouble with you Yanks is that you're overpaid, oversexed, and over here."?

9. Who is the only person ever to receive two Oscars for the same role? Hint movie was made in 1946 and was about Veterans from World War 2.

Good luck everyone!

 

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More pictures. Check back soon. I think I will have the contest questions tomorrow morning some time.

 

Picture of the nickel roll. That will be added to the 3 certified proof nickels.

 

Can't wait for the contest. It really is the "mother of all" lol

 

Super cool! Great looking prizes too! Can't wait!

 

Should be fun

Great Stuff~Should be fun:eat:

 

sounds like its gona be a good one thanks for the contest

 

sounds like fun !!

 

Looks like fun. I can't wait!

 

Thanks so much!!!!

Looking forward to it.

 

Cant Wait, i think these questions are gunna be harder lol

 

Whoa...
I think I'd do a term paper on WW2 to win these

 

Great prizes!!

 

No kidding.... Can't wait to see what the questions are!

 

Can we just sing instead? Kind of like American Idol. I am good at Karaoke.

Looking forward to it. Who ever said this sight was not educational?

 

I am here with answers prepared, they may not be right, but I will shout them out!

 

Nooooo! Please not Idol-ish singing contests :crying:

The critics on a coin forum can be harsher than those on prime time TV :whistle:

Indeed, it is educational especially since 'sight' in the sense of a Web Site, should be "site", right. :thumb:

 

Krispy, you better get your big red crayon :bigeyes: out for my spelling because I am not so good and never go back to proof. My family knows this from Facebook.:secret: Now if we had spell check in this forum, it would help a lot.

 

I don't mind the typos... I was just being silly with the educational part of your reply while waiting for flyer's contest to take off!

Actually, spell check wouldn't catch the word as it was spelled right, sight/site. And if you click Go Advanced, and change the editor mode in the upper right hand corner, this site will prompt you with incorrectly spelled words, displaying them with a wavy red underline. Not sure if there's a true spell check feature enabled or not but it would help if there was one.

But it's raelly nto hatt gib fo a blemrop :thumb:

 

I want to play too. Great Prizes . Should be fun.