Test your skill and knowledge and maybe even you could be a winner!!

Good evening and welcome to The Mystery Coin Contest.

I posted a journal earlier and included a picture of the reverse of a coin. I had a few kind comments, thank you for those, and a few curious members who wanted to know more about the coin.

I have included the same picture here.

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to identify the coin by type, date, mint mark, and variety, by only looking at the picture of the reverse of the coin. In addition, you must grade the coin and identify the correct grade, as given by NGC.

I know what you?re thinking; ?I can?t determine the date of the coin by only looking at the reverse!?!? You?re probably also thinking, ?This gsa_gem_quest is a real insufficiently_thoughtful_person!!? And you know what, you would be only half right.

Some come on all you so-called coin experts!! Show me how smart you really are!!

If you get everything right, you will win a HUGE prize, to be determined by me later (see fine print below). I am thinking the prize will be a real coin, but it will probably be a really crappy one that has been harshly cleaned, or it will be so worn you won?t be able to read the date, or it might even be some lousy foreign coin that doesn?t even say the country of origin. But, remember, it is not the value of the prize that counts, it is the satisfaction of knowing you WON!!

HINT #1 ? This coin is not listed in any of my registry sets, so don?t even bother going to them to look for it there.

If no one gets it right, I will give another hint. Each member is allowed one contest entry for each hint. If no one cares and no one enters the contest (this may be the vast majority of members), I will proclaim the contest null and void and will keep the prize for myself.

Good luck and may the best man (or woman) win.

FINE PRINT

These are the rules ? I make the rules. If two or more get the correct answer, I will draw a winner at random out of a hat. I will close the contest when and if I feel like it. It may go on for days, or weeks, or months. If anyone complains or is rude, they will be automatically disqualified, even if they get the right answer. I reserve the right to end the contest at any time and keep the prize. If I determine that the prize is really a rare coin worth hundreds of dollars, I reserve the right to substitute a really mediocre coin that is worth very little. If you decide to vote by emailing me using contact member, you have waived your right to privacy and I may print your member name (but not your real name) as I see fit. I may make fun of you, or call you stupid, or compliment you on your coin knowledge. I will try not to use bad language, but I cannot guarantee that some poor word choices won't slip out.