Puzzle Box Gold
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9/29/2025
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The size of the puzzle box storage-compartment limited the collection's goals to 14 NGC holdered coins.
The One Hundred Year, 1834 - 1933 Gold Type Set was chosen, but it would not include type variances for any of the larger coins beyond gold dollars: 14 unique gold coins, each entirely different from one another.
Essential: At least one coin from each decade, each mint, each denomination, and each design.
Tried to target first and last year of issue within designs, tried to include coins from years (or mints) that have historical significance, and selected coins that were eye-appealingly beautiful, even if a lower grade had to be settled upon.
To access and open the puzzle box, the surrounding strongbox needs to be solved:
Solve, by trial and error, the Hoffman-Packard-Carter dial combination-lock, free the intertwined brass heart lock key from the HPC lock's shackle (to then turn the heart lock's key), open the heart lock to free the two "hangman's noose" cord ends from the heart lock's shackle, loosen the strongbox binding cord to "free" the cord-bound Peterson Locksmith Tools pouch, "pick" the Master locks, open the strongbox, solve the Stave jigsaw puzzle within, interpret its "Silhouettes" rebus, and apply that knowledge to open the puzzle box.
"My Competitive Sets" frontispiece photos, sorted using Points (high to low), depict the strongbox “solve.”
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