Will's challenge

[willbrooks]

I will be "on assignment" next week and very likely won't be on the MB at all. (Where is all of that cheering coming from?) Well, since I won't be around to annoy all of you, I figured I would go ahead and annoy you in my absence with a contest. This contest begins now and will end on Friday, May 25th, at 9pm. Please submit your answers via a PRIVATE MESSAGE to me. Please do NOT post your answers in the thread. I wouldn't want anyone stealing answers now. Also, this way everyone has the same chance and lots of time to make a submission. Please use the thread for sidebar discussion, scathing insults directed at me, and general assassination of my character, or just to bump the darn thing once in a while if needed. You just need to have your answers turned in by the contest end time. One submission please per person with no changes, so please be sure of your "final answers" before submitting. The winner will be the one with the most correct answers. I have a tie-breaker in mind, just in case. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is simply to name the year of each Lincoln cent pictured. Some are easy, some not so much. I learned lots putting this together and hope you enjoy the challenge. I believe no guessing should be necessary for the trained and knowledgeable eye. The first 8 will appear in this post and the second 8 photos will appear in the next post, so please don't reply until I get all 16 photos up. I will be around another day yet to address anything I likely screwed up, lol. Oh, and the winner gets his choice of a 1958 proof set, or if preferred, I will make a nice donation to LCR in your honor. Have at it.
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[Fido_Finder]

In the immortal words of Sgt Shultz...

"I KNOW NOTHINK!"

Way to make me feel like a total noob Will!

Thanks for the contest though!

[willbrooks]

So any early feedback on this? Too easy, too hard, just right, good idea, bad idea? Is it at least as good of an idea as the motorized office chair?

[pman860507]

I think its good. Maybe I'm a noob about this but I will try and I'm sure I will learn a lot. Also i think so will be pretty hard.

Good looking contest

[liveandievarieties]

I think it's very hard! lol. But heck- a 1958 proof set? That's not a cracker-jack prize, I'm game. Will chime in a little later.

You'll be missed Will! Seriously, you add a lot to this forum.

[wapa]

In the immortal words of Sgt Schultz...

"I KNOW NOTHINK!"

Way to make me feel like a total noob Will!

Thanks for the contest though!

I agree with you Fido, this one aint for us low rep count newbies. Hopefully Will will post the correct answers when he gets back. I do hope someone will get them all right. Good luck all and thanks for the contest Will. Have a safe and fun "assignment". I miss Sgt Schultz..... I wonder how many folks remember who he was and how many have no idea what you are talking about.

[flyhi3]

"Some are easy, some not so much. "




Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... .... All of mine will be guesses but, Heck, for a 1958 proof set, I will guess all day!!!

[willbrooks]

LMAO. I posted a pic of him just recently in another post. He is the best.

[willbrooks]

this one aint for us low rep count newbies.

Mmmmeh, rep count is irrelevant. You guys have more of that than I do anyway, not to mention knowledge and experience. I am quite the noob myself. Like I said, I learned tons of stuff in the creation of this and my hope was that this would be as fun and educational for others as it was for me, yet still challenging for our mentors also who have taught us so much. It is an opportunity to study some things, and gives you something to do while you are knocking one back at bedtime, or dropping a deuce in the morning. Yinz got all week to mess around with it. I will admit something. I was a school teacher for some years, and I took it as a personal failure if anyone ever got a perfect score on one of my tests. *insert evil grin here* In my mind, some of these are easy, some hard, (I will be mad if anyone gets #15) and some I would say are not hard but definitely tricky. I may have a devious mind according to some accounts, lol. Hope it turns out to be fun. It is a 'thank you' for all you guys taught me, your camaraderie, generosity, and humor which has meant much to me these last few months. Can't wait until I get back and see what's in my inbox. If nothing else I sure had fun with it. Cheers everyone and best wishes!
Will

[wapa]

Hey Will the rep reference was seemingly a guideline for those who could participate and who couldn't on some recent contests. Generally the newer folks had fewer reps and the hardness of the contest seemed to based on reps numbers. Since this contest is for all I shouldn't have made a reference to rep power. Sorry about that. It was just my point that this one is just too tough for me and I think that is what fido was saying as well though I cannot speak for him. Not a problem. It is obvious to me that your knowledge is far superior to mine when it comes to coins no matter what your rep power is. lol (I just babble more) I have a hard enough time attributing coins I have in hand - knowing the date - let alone a picture of a small piece of a coin to even give it a thought to try. I am sure that some of these guys that have years of experience are going to have a kick doing this one. I would rather spend my time looking at my coins then spending the hours it would take me to find the easiest one you have listed. I wouldn't even know where to start. Have a nice trip.

[liveandievarieties]

Don't feel bad Paul, I guarantee you I'll get more than half of them wrong, probably 75%. It's one thing to take images of a coin you have in hand and ask others to guess what year, a whole nother to try to accurately guess. Not saying anything anything bad Will, just is the toughtest quiz/contest I've ever seen on here. Lol.

[willbrooks]

I gotcha. I just want to say that if I hadn't created this myself, and someone else had posted it, I would feel EXACTLY the same way you do, and I mean that. A little psychology (Why did he choose this pic?) would go a long way to help direct you to a reference. On the other hand, I don't blame you whatsoever for wanting to search coins instead though. It's our favorite pasttime afterall! Best wishes. Have a great week yourself and looking forward to everyone's responses.

[liveandievarieties]

Man, it's good having you around Will.

[willbrooks]

Not saying anything anything bad Will, just is the toughtest quiz/contest I've ever seen on here. Lol.

Exxxxxxxxxcellent!