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Treasure forum/club competition 2009/2010

Current total 2143 coins

Prize this year is another biggy - free week, full board holiday, totally inclusive, you just have to get here !

This years free forum competition is to guess the number of milled copper coins, both English and Foreign found here from Sept 2009 to April 2010. I have never tried to count them so your guess is as good as mine Milled copper coins are those made by means of a milling machine NOT by the process of striking. ie from around 1670 onwards.

Any milled copper coin or token that you could spend will be included.

Those eligible -

Colchestertreasurehunting members

Send your entries by mail forumcomp@colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk . This page wil log all entries so if it does not appear on here in a couple of days then resend me a mail. YOU cannot make the same guess as one that is already on this list

Last update to the list was on 1stFeb @ 18.00 GMT

This is the official entry list - if you guess is not here then you have not entered yet

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS AUGUST 23rd 2009
 
Gail 532 Mindy 3607
Cal Dave 777 Maryl Ron 3625
    Ill Gene 3650
Sal 1000 Can Dan 3700
Cal Vicie 1333 Craig 3740
Clarence 1395 Ken Allen 3750
MA Chip 1575 At Mike 3755
Lou Sal 1776 Tor Boris 3801
Ohio Eric 1801 Vir Brian 3820
Org Mary 1802 Alaskan Geo 3821
Org Gary 1844 Orv 3843
Ohio Jerry 1888 Ark Mary 3900
Ohio Scott 1902 Sarah 3961
Idaho Jim 1946 Reid 4000
Ohio Tony 2050 Cal Dan 4005
Travis 2073 NH Dave 4117
CanadianRon 2152 NS Andy 4125
Can Jean 2257 Rob C 4210
Michigan Chris
 2268 Brad 4290
Geo Mike 2369 Iowa Dale 4250
Can Rod 2525 Cal Glen 4256
Boston Dan 2620 Can Bill 4304
Beau 2640 Mass Mike 4320
    Ill Bob 4340
Wash Tom 2700 Can Marjo 4400
Cal Tom 2706 Boston Bud 4444
Ot Greg 2750 Victor 4502
Cal Jeff 2795 Fl Mitch 4555
Mass Bruce 2808 Chicago Ron 4601
Fl Don 2875 Texas Rob 4620
Wendal 2900    
Penn Dennis 2940 Can Rob 4667
Fl Chuck 3012 IL Joe 4700
CROCKofCOINS
 3020 Or Ed 4777
Can Ryan 3063 IL John 4800
Christy 3150 Ont Jim 4993
Fl Gene 3232 Texas Dave 5050
SandiegoDave 3237
 NH Greg 5264
NJ Ed 3325    
Brent 3336    
Cal Jim 3350 Ill Tim 5700
Ontario Denny
 3372 Ill Mark 5710
Ark Gary 3400    
Brad 3420    
John G 3470    
Nh Scott 3520    
Sa Ed 3550
    

 

Treasure forum/club competition 2008/2009

Final tally 17th April 2009 at 23.00 is 262 silver milled coins

 

Prize this year is another biggy - free week, full board holiday, totally inclusive, you just have to get here !

This years free forum competition is to guess the number of milled silver coins, both English and Foreign) found here from Sept 2008 to April 2009. I have never tried to count them so your guess is as good as mine Milled silver are those made by means of a milling machine NOT by the process of striking. ie from around 1640 onwards. English milled silver stops in 1947

Final tally 16th April at 23.00 is 262 silver milled coins

Mass Mike wins the free trip

 

Competition closed on the 5th Sept 2008 - hunts begin again on the 6th Sept 2008

Those eligible -

Colchestertreasurehunting members

California Forum members- Jeff Kinzilis

American Relic forum members- Rocky's

Canadian forum members

Send your entries by mail forumcomp@colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk , please state the forum you are a member of. This page wil log all entries so if it does not appear on here in a couple of days then resend me a mail. YOU MUST HAVE A FOUND BY TIME AND DATE in case guys guess the same number

Last update to the list was on 1st Feb @ 10.00 GMT

This is the official entry list - if you guess is not here then you have not entered yet

Official entry sheet
example Fred 300 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Can Jean 89 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Mass Mike
263 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Cal Dave 98 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Veggie Mike 275 found by the last hunt day April 2009
   
SandiegoDave
 279 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Chicago Ron 103 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Fl Mitch 280 found by the last hunt day April 2009
TorontoBoris 107 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Gary Hoff 289 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Can Criag 114 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Peggy 294 by noon the last hunt day April 2009
Tenn Mark 116 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Pen Christy 295 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Chicago Reid 120 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Can Dan 300 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Can Bill 123 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Cal Jim 309 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Sal 125 found by the last hunt day April 2009 At Mike 311 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Cal Val 127 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Pennsylvania Dennis 312 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Idaho Jim 133 found by the last hunt day April 2009 rodbuster 321 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Wash Tom 136 found by the last hunt day April 2009    
Boston Bud 142 found by the last hunt day April 2009 MikeInSF
 333 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Dale(Va) 150 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Texas Rob 336 found by the last hunt day April 2009
NewhunterOrv 155 found by the last hunt day April 2009    
Ark Mary 162 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Nh Scott
339 found by 8PM on April 30th 2009
NS Andy 166 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Tecumseh 343 found by 8PM on April 30th 2009
Ark Jack 169 found by the last hunt day April 2009 TexasDave 360 found by 8PM on April 30th 2009
Idaho Ken 177 found by the last hunt day April 2009 James31
 363 found by 8PM on April 30th 2009
Ark Gary 182 found by the last hunt day April 2009 aliensr 373 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Min Mindy 186 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Oregon Clarence 374 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Ohio Jerry 187 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Darrell / Kentucky
 386 found by 8PM on April 30th 2009
NH Dave 198 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Kentucky Allen 401 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Cal Dan 210 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Can Marjo 413 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Michigan Chris 212 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Idaho Gerry 417 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Vancouver Brent
 226 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Happy Hunter 432 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Can Victor
227 by April 15th, 2009
 Mary O 447 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Fl Don 230 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Canadian detector 447 found by the last hunt day 12pm April 2009
HurtHawk 234 found by 7pm April 30th 2009 Boston Beau 448 found by the last hunt day 12pm April 2009
Waterman 236 found by 7pm April 30th 2009 Cal Gail 475 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Cal Sarah 238 found by the last hunt day April 2009 SCdigger
 527 found by the last hunt day April 2009
    DerekFazakas 537 found by the last hunt day April 2009
NewEnglandGreg 240 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Cal Vicie 551 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Can Rod 242 found by the last hunt day April 2009 MnM
 600 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Virg John 245 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Jim Cluster 634 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Oregon Mary 248 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Bugsbbunny
 711 found by the last hunt day April 2009
CROCKofCOINS 250 found by the last hunt day April 2009 prairie dog 789 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Mass Bruce 258 found by the last hunt day April 2009 Crusty 927 found by the last hunt day April 2009
Mass Dave 260 found by the last hunt day April 2009 paullyy2j  1116 found by the last hunt day April 2009
   

Romeo-1

 1133 found by the last hunt day April 2009
   

FUNNYBUNNY4321

 1413 found by the last hunt day April 2009
    Popinpennies 2001 found by the last hunt day April 2009
       

 

The win a 'free weeks holiday' forum comp was won by Idaho Ken with a guess of 331 hammered silver coins found by the end of the hunts, actually number in the end was 335 which is an amazing total. Keep an eye on the site as I will be launching next years competition shortly. It will be to guess the number of milled silver coin found in the season 2008/2009 and the prize will be a free weeks inclusive holiday again.

Current count 335 hammered silver coins

(Count as of 20th April 2008)

Prize this year is a biggy - free week, full board holiday, totally inclusive, you just have to get here !

 

This years free forum competition is to guess the number of hammered silver coins found here from Sept 2007 to April 2008. I have never tried to count them so your guess is as good as mine Hammered silver are those made by the process of striking and not by means of a milling machine.

Hammered silver index

For your entry to be valid your guess must include number of coins found with a date and time as guys will guess the same numbers i.e. 50 by March 10th at 10 am. The closest guess wins the prize. Closing date of the competition is 27th Aug 2007 9am GMT, any guesses arriving after that date are not valid.

 

 

Prize this year is a biggy - free week, full board holiday, totally inclusive, you just have to get here !

Those eligible -

Colchestertreasurehunting members

California Forum members- Jeff Kinzilis

American Relic forum members- Rocky's

Alberta forum members

Send your entries by mail forumcomp@colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk , please state the forum you are a member of. This page wil log all entries so if it does not appear on here in a couple of days then resend me a mail.

 

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This years winner is from the American Relic forum, Dale (VA) who guessed spot on and wins the Medieval gold coin.

 

This years free forum competition is to guess the overall number of solid gold finds (not plated) that will be made this season from Sept 2006 to April 2007 and by what date. i.e. 20 pieces of gold by 12 PM on March 1st. You MUST post a date and a time as there will be multiple guesses for the same number of pieces found. The prize this year is this beauty 14thC Edward III hammered gold 1/4 Noble

Closing date for your guesses is the 25th August and winner announced in April. Prize is shipped to NA with an approved export license

Both the previous competitions have been won by members of Cal Jeff's California forum !!

Drop me a mail on this link or post on the forum to enter

To watch how the competition is going throughout the year log onto this page to see how you are doing

Gold finds so far

To be eligible to play you must be a member of the Colchestertreasurehunting Club or a registered member of the recognized forums. Check that your guess has been added below as this will be the official entry sheet for the competition.

CROCKofCOINS 12 gold by Feb. 28, 2007 12:00 Noon
 NewEnglandGreg
 37 gold items by April 3, 4 PM
Loditom 15 by march 20th at 1700hr's NewhamphireDavid 37 on April 7 at 5:30 pm
Kostiuk (current leader) 22 gold pieces by 6pm of the last hunt in April 2007 Veggie Mike 38 Gold will be found by March 28 at noon,
GaRelics 23 Gold by last hunt April 6pm Alaska Zeke 39 by April 1 and 6:30 pm
Dale(Va) (current leader) 24 Gold by last hunt April 6pm NewIdahoKen 39 gold items by April 6 at 6pm
Alaska Glo 25 by April 1 and 3:09 pm OhioBud 39 gold items by April 7th, 6 PM
GeoDiggerMike 26 gold by last hunt April 6pm BostonBeau
 40 gold April 5th 4:30 p.m.
Rick(SoCal)
 27 Gold by last hunt April 6pm NewhunterRob
 41 gold items by noon on april 1st
Dennis PA 28 gold by 31st March 6PM
 NewHunterBill 43 gold finds by 6pm, March 31
Jesse W. McComas 29 Gold by last hunt April 6pm OhioEric 43 items by April 15 (US tax time) at 1723
Arizona Bert 30 gold by march 15 6PM TennEarl
 44 gold by April 4 at 4pm
New Texas Rob 30 gold by by last hunt April 6pm
 Cal Sarah 47 gold items on April 2 @ noon
OhioTony
 31 by 11:55 on March 29th.
Mass Bruce 51 Gold items by March 31st at 8 pm
Chip in Ms 31 Gold by last hunt April 6pm Bavaria Mike 61 Gold by last hunt April 6pm
Christy PA 32 gold by 1st April 6PM BostonBud 101 by April 7 6pm
Florida Don 32 Gold by last hunt April 6pm    
NevGary
 33 Gold by last minute of the hunt last hunt in April    
ArkGary 33 gold items by March 29 6pm    
Swedish Yngve 33 gold by March 3 at 3 PM
Chicago Ron 34 Gold by March 26th at 12:59 pm    
OhioJohn
 35 gold April 6 at 2 PM
CalShawn 35 by April 7 - 5:00PM  
TexasDave
 36 Gold by April 1st 4:00pm  
No member of Colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk can enter or win this competition - prizes must be claimed within a month of the end of the competition by e-mail.