August's contest challenge
Hello all ,
this is the August Contest Challenge and is open to any forum member with atleast 10 posts and has been a member for atleast 10 days ...
it will last until August 27th , 5pm eastern time
only one guess is allowed by each member
good luck all and this is your August challenge if you choose to accept it :eyebrow:
here is the challenge ...
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...cturedall1.jpg
in this first picture is a gathering of buttons i've recovered metal detecting in the last 2 1/2 years :shocked01: :twirlingeyes: , your job is to tell how me many buttons there are without going over the actual number :thinkingabout: . these buttons are of all types (1-piece , 2-piece and a few 3-piece) and from the very large to very small , there is one picture with a size reference that shows one of the larger and smaller buttons in the pile with a walking liberty half dollar.
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...omparison1.jpg
here are some closeups of the button areas
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...upperleft1.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...pperright1.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...wermiddle1.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...lowerleft1.jpg
the prizes
remember the member with the guess closest to the correct number of buttons without going over will the win this main prize
and no its not all the buttons lol rofl rofl
the main prize is a very nice an atleast XF or better 1921 Morgan silver dollar :loveit: :drool:
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...rizefront1.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...zereverse1.jpg
but i do have a consolation prize :happydance01: for the next member who guessed closest (over or under the correct number)... :cheering: :cheering:
a very nice XF Civil War era 1863 Army & Navy patriotic token
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...okenfront1.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...enreverse1.jpg
if a forum member just so happens to guess the correct number of buttons :omg: :happy: he or she will also win this dumb luck prize in addition :shocked03: :shocked03: to the morgan silver dollar .
an 1821 Spanish Mill dollar (8 reale) :smitten: :smitten:
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...sswinner11.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...erreverse1.jpg
again best of luck to the members (AD Staff included of course :grouphug:)
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:omg: Wow these are great prizes Dan!!! Very creative contest- thanks :clapping:
Let's see.... I'll have to ponder this one a bit :yes: August 27th is quite aways away!
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Originally Posted by tanacat link=topic=10806.msg118641#msg118641 date=1343761422
:omg: Wow these are great prizes Dan!!! Very creative contest- thanks :clapping:
Let's see.... I'll have to ponder this one a bit :yes: August 27th is quite aways away!
Del, outstanding job on putting this contest together. I see that Tana guessed 27, that was the only number I saw in her post rofl.
I am going to have to guess, after reading all of your past posts rofl......
1595
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Originally Posted by aloldstuff link=topic=10806.msg118642#msg118642 date=1343762463
I am going to have to guess, after reading all of your past posts rofl......
1595
lol I thought about that ... going through his past 2 1/2 yrs of posts and counting them. I betcha Dan has posted most of those buttons! That would sure be a lot of work wouldn't it... Kinda desperate... rofl
Okay smarty pants Al -I'll go ahead and guess:
1,037 buttons |:cheering:
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That is an :shocked04: number of buttons.
I'm guessing 917 buttons then.
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Great contest, I'll put my guess in at 963. :cool: :thinkingabout:
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WOW Dan, AWESOME collection of buttons :perfect10: I was going to say 1,000,000 before I got a look at the photo. :cheesysmile: My final answer is 2257 :beerbuddy:
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Thanks for the great contest, Dan!
My guess = 2940
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nice contest I'll guess 969 thanks
sarge
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625 will be my quess dennis
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anyone else up for the challenge :eyebrow: lets keep them guesses comming people :yes:
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Great contest Dan, I'm winning with 487 er i mean going with 487 lol
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My guess is 1099, thanks for doing this. |:cheering:
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:wow: What a collection!
:yes: Great contest... It's very nice of you!
:thinkingabout:Let me think...
:eyebrow: Difficult to count... I can see at least four hundreds of them at the first look... And it seems that there's a lot in the middle nder the top layer...
:interesting: My guess... There is [glow=yellow,3,300][size=36pt]689[/glow] buttons on that picture! :yes:
Daniel <;)
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