American Detectorist 5th Anniversary Contest WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Welcome to the American Detectorist 5th Anniversary Contest!

We wanted to keep this contest simple and fun. You won't have to tax your brain too much on this one, just have fun with it!

Below is a photo of every silver coin I've ever found metal detecting. Your task: Guess how many silver coins there are. It's that simple!

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Rules:
1. Only one guess per person.
2. Contest is open to all members who have at least 5 posts and were a member here on or before November 3, 2014.
3. It doesn't matter if you go over, the closest guess wins.
4. In the case of a tie, the earliest guess wins.
5. Contest ends at 8:00 p.m. CST on November 11, 2014.


FIRST PRIZE:
$50 worth of merchandise from the American Detectorist Gift Shop, plus this 1804 Draped Bust Half Cent.
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JUST ADDED: First Place will also receive this 1622 1/24 Thaler Hammered Silver Coin donated by DaddyDigger!
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SECOND PRIZE:
$35 worth of merchandise from the American Detectorist Gift Shop plus this 1759 Spanish 2 Reales:
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THIRD PRIZE:
$25 worth of merchandise from the American Detectorist Gift Shop plus this 1853 Three Cent Silver "Trime":
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Here is a link to the American Detectorist Gift Shop:

http://www.zazzle.com/american+detec...an+detectorist

The value of each prize does not include shipping, so if you win the $50 prize, for example, you can buy $50 worth of merchandise and American Detectorist will cover the additional shipping cost.

Post your guesses in this thread. Best of luck!



BONUS QUESTION: Guess the face value of the coins! The person who comes closest will win a secret prize to be announced at the end of the contest!

me first..........457

my guess is 752 thanks for the contest

sarge

Lets go with 679

Let's go with 594....... thanks for the contest :)

572

Thank you to everyone who has posted guesses so far! :yes:

We would like to see lots of participation, so keep those guesses coming!

DANG, thats a lot of Silver Tony !!

You didn't sell all this to coin shop? (obvi coin shop cuz they are always worth more than the melt). Or does the clad you find go into coinstar or bank and pay for the hobby? Lol. I'm gonna guess 608.

568 silvers. That is a quite a pile Tony :loveit:

419

775 WOW now that's a pile of silver :)

One thousand three hundred twenty three (1,323) :grin:

I think 726

I guess 870

Happy 5'th anniversary, and thanks for the contest!

471 is my guess. Nice pile Tony!

859 will be my guess

I`m going with 454 (because it`s a big block)

My guess is 503.

927!! You been busy Tony!! :cool:

ANNOUNCEMENT:


I just added a bonus question to the contest!

BONUS QUESTION: Guess the face value of the coins. The person who comes the closest will win a secret prize to be announced at the end of the contest!

193.60 im thinking.

77.90 + 1 Real. Hoping this doesn't devalue the guess at quantity guess as per 1 guess per person.

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Originally Posted by MangoAve

77.90 + 1 Real. Hoping this doesn't devalue the guess at quantity guess as per 1 guess per person.

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One guess per person for the primary contest, and one guess per person for the bonus question. :thumbsup01:

I actually considered how/whether to include the 1 Real in the face value count. I was going to count it as ten cents.

$123.45 sounds about right

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Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent

One guess per person for the primary contest, and one guess per person for the bonus question. :thumbsup01:

I actually considered how/whether to include the 1 Real in the face value count. I was going to count it as ten cents.

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typically Spanish Silver was equal accordingly to our U.S. currency

Half real = 6 1/4 cents
1 real = 12 1/2 cents
2 real = 25 cents
4 real = 50 cents
8 real = 1 Dollar

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Originally Posted by SeabeeRon

927!! You been busy Tony!! :cool:

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$162.38 to go with my count of 927 :thumbsup02:

I will say 390 silver coins....$150 face value.

I'm going to say $96.80 for the face value of the coins.

$167.50

Well Tony, it seems like were playing the price is right. I`m going to stay with the same #$454.00

$210.50

858

$205.10

$125 will be my quess

$89.50 is my guess Tony.

466

nice pile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 634 is my guess...$230 worth?

1000 coins
$500.00

730 coins face value of $128.03