August's contest challenge

[Thiltzy]

Great idea... This is fun. My guess is 1821 buttons.

 

[del]

only eighteen participants so far to accept the challenge come on now peeps i'm not asking for your credit card numbers :grin: , or to help me move or even to give a pint of blood lol rofl just a simple guess (i promise its painless ) :wow: as to how many buttons you think is there in the picture and a chance to win (one or two of the) coins/token listed above ( no strings attached ). :happy: :cheering: :cheering: :cheering: :happy:


remember deadline is monday Aug.27th 5pm eastern time.

Dan

 

[Sal66]

:interesting: Hey are all those buttons ? I think I see an Ox Knob in there. How about one hint? How big is the table or whatever you have them on ? ::usaflag::
I'll have to think a little longer :interesting:

Good luck everyone ! I offered a few prizes of my own for more place winners but Dan hasn't replied back yet. Maybe the top 6 or so top guesses.

 

[foundation hunter]

1,470 buttons.

 

[RaZR]

[size=36pt]594

 

[Sal66]

:interesting: Ok I've had a few days to think and there's no doubt, there's alot of buttons there. Knowing Dan I'm guessing there's a special number there that has a meaning to something. I had a couple numbers and I've been torn between two guesses but now I'm ready.
[size=1:crazy:t] I'm Guessing 1,812 Buttons

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

1965 buttons.dang dude that's a colonial crapload of buttons!

 

[Ill Digger]

dang dude that's a colonial crapload of buttons!

<} rofl Yeah it is! I'm sure yours ain't much smaller than that either! 8/ :envious: lol

Nice contest Dan-O thumbsup01 Thanks for putting it together |) I like Sal's line of thinking! :yes:
But I think I''ll go with 682. Why? :thinkingabout: I don't know. You said guess. So I'm guessing :dontknow: lol

 

[joetoilet]

Okay here's my guess.....1,562.

 

[tanacat]

Wow 231 views! I think we like contests around here :clapping:

Hey Dan, I already guessed earlier, so don't put me down for 231 lol Definately more buttons than that...

 

[del]

theres about a week left to guess people , lets see some more guesses before this ends.

 

[Sal66]

|:cheering: Thanks Digger. I just figured I'd just pick a War year and go with it .

 

[tanacat]

Are you having fun counting all those (1,037) buttons Dan? lol

 

[gridiron]

Thanks for the contest. And with my 10th post to qualify, I choose [size=1:crazy:t]872 Buttons. Either way, I just found my 1st button a couple days ago, so I'm on my way to catching you :grin:. Good Luck all.

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks for the contest. And with my 10th post to qualify, I choose [size=1:crazy:t]872 Buttons. Either way, I just found my 1st button a couple days ago, so I'm on my way to catching you :grin:. Good Luck all.

lol what kind of button was it?
Usually I dread the last day of Aug. as it is the beginning of the school year. Teaching isn't bad , but summer break is happydance02 :happydance01: <: :happy: :beerbuddy: :yes:......but.....this year I am soooo excited for August to end so I can win the prize!!! Hooorayyyy Dannnnn!

 

[del]

its official
[size=1:crazy:t]there is less than 24 hours left to take the challenge

 

[aloldstuff]

Are you having fun counting all those (1,037) buttons Dan? lol

Is this some sort of subliminal suggestion:huh::huh::huh:thinkingabout:?

 

[del]

well the time has come to see who did well :cheering: :cheering: at the August Contest Challenge and who did just plain awful \:[ \:[

the correct number of buttons was .....

first i'd like to say thanks to all who thought i was a button finding god and guessed i had 1200 , 1500 or even 2500 buttons found in only 2 1/2 years. :embarrassed: :embarrassed: thank you all .

but the correct number of buttons was ...

secondly , i'd like to thanks all who were brave enough to take this challenge and participate it really meant a lot to me as well as the forum.

now to the moment ...

the correct number of buttons was....

[move] :cheering: :cheering: :cheering:[size=36pt]649 :cheering: :cheering: :cheering:[/move]

which means ...
Pokie was the was closest without going over with his guess of 625 :happy: well done sir you won the 1921 Morgan silver dollar please pm me with your address so i can get that off to you Dennis |:cheering: |:cheering:

the next closest to the number ( remember over or under) was ...
Ill Digger with his guess of 682 and wins the conselation prize the 1863 Civil war era patriotic Army&Navy token Tim just pm me you address and i'll get that off to you sir.

since no one guessed the correct number the Spanish milled 8 reale dollar will be held onto until another day. thanks all to the participants and congratulations to Dennis and Tim .HH to all.

Dan

 

[Thiltzy]

Awsome contest Dan and big gratz to the winners. I was way off with my number 8/

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats to Dennis and Tim! :clapping:

I should win the doofus prize for being the furthest off! lol