Coin Trivia for 9 Sep 2008

  1. In what year was the Buffalo 5-cent piece last struck?

  2. What does FAO stand for on coins?

  3. Where does the star appear on the modern United States note?

  4. What is a vecture?

  5. E Pluribus Unum was first used on coins in what year?


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Coin Trivia for 2 Sep 2008

  1. Of what alloy were the cents of 1944-1946 composed?

  2. Whose portrait appears on coins from Andorra?

  3. Treasury notes from 1890 to 1891 are also known as what other type of notes?

  4. What Mint marks have been used on the 40% silver coinage of the United States?

  5. What is the term used to describe filing done on an overweight planchet?


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Coin Trivia for 26 Aug 2008

  1. What does the compass point to on the reverse of the Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition commemorative?

  2. Who was called “Old Coppernose”?

  3. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing answers to what cabinet officer?

  4. Is an electrotype the genuine article or a replica?

  5. What is the spelling of the silver 1792 10-cent piece?


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Coin Trivia for 19 Aug 2008

  1. In what year was an overdate Standing Liberty Quarter struck?

  2. Tuvalu was formerly known as what?

  3. Name the man who succeeded Harry Clements as Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

  4. On a weak strike error, is the reading strong or indistinct?

  5. What legislative act called for the introduction of clad coinage?


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Coin Trivia for 12 Aug 2008

  1. What coin may have a “full horn” on well-struck issues?

  2. What is Queen Elizabeth wearing on her head in the portrait coins of Great Britain?

  3. Why are certain types of U.S. paper money referred to as “Watermelon notes”?

  4. Mint Director Donna Pope was a member of what state legislature?

  5. What American appears on the bestselling medal of the U.S. Mint?


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