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It would be nice to have this competition again this year. It should wait until the PCI2010 is wrapped up but it was a lot of fun. Maybe Mr.TheDeadPoint will want to do this again.
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Ugly Coin Competition -- More fun than a sharp stick
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Posted 16 January 2010 - 02:51 PM
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Posted 16 January 2010 - 05:54 PM
It would be fun. We don't get as many entrants in this as PCI of course.
I was reading a CW article last night about new coin technologies allowing different shapes, compositions, etc of coins. I think it would be neat to have a "weird coin idol" - coins like "the ultimate franc" would be entrants.
Maybe the Not-Safe-For-Work coins or notgeld would be allowed too!
I was reading a CW article last night about new coin technologies allowing different shapes, compositions, etc of coins. I think it would be neat to have a "weird coin idol" - coins like "the ultimate franc" would be entrants.
Maybe the Not-Safe-For-Work coins or notgeld would be allowed too!
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Posted 16 January 2010 - 09:31 PM
I might suggest two categories: ugly by nature, and ugly by design. That way we don't have semi-digested Lincoln cents going head to head against mint but poorly designed issues.
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Posted 16 January 2010 - 09:40 PM
ikaros, on Jan 16 2010, 04:31 PM, said:
I might suggest two categories: ugly by nature, and ugly by design. That way we don't have semi-digested Lincoln cents going head to head against mint but poorly designed issues.
Agree. And that's probably what I would do. Like I said "weird" vs. "ugly"
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