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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-30-2004, 10:12 AM   #1 (permalink) CohibaCris Senior Member     Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 435 Sister Mint Trivia From the following sister mints, what circulating denominations and years were minted there first? Carson City - Charlotte - Denver - New Orleans - San Francisco - As an additional challenge, where were these denominations minted first? 1 cent - Half Dime/5 cent - Dimes - 20 Cent - Quarter Dollar - Half Dollar - Dollar - Gold Quarter Eagle - Gold $3 - Gold Half Eagle - Gold Eagle - Gold Double Eagle - Happy hunting, and see how many you can get without getting into the Red Book! __________________ "Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August 1765) John Adams First Atta-boy - 6/9/04 Nosce te ipsum - Know Thyself Last edited by CohibaCris; 06-30-2004 at 03:35 PM.   07-02-2004, 07:50 AM   #2 (permalink) joecoin Senior Member     Join Date: May 2004 Location: northern Ohio, USA Posts: 174 Quote: Originally Posted by CohibaCris ... As an additional challenge, where were these denominations minted first? 1 cent - Half Dime/5 cent - Dimes - 20 Cent - Quarter Dollar - Half Dollar - Dollar - Gold Quarter Eagle - Gold $3 - Gold Half Eagle - Gold Eagle - Gold Double Eagle - Happy hunting, and see how many you can get without getting into the Red Book! I think all of these were first minted in Philadelphia. __________________ Joe   07-02-2004, 08:20 AM   #3 (permalink) CohibaCris Senior Member     Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 435 Sorry I wasn't more specific, Joe. At what sister mint was the coin first minted at? For example, the 20 cent piece was first minted at a sister mint in Carson City in 1875. __________________ "Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August 1765) John Adams First Atta-boy - 6/9/04 Nosce te ipsum - Know Thyself   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Mint Tour | Receive a numismatic education » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Questions About Euros Myron World & Ancient Coins 38 02-09-2010 05:45 PM Anti-War Activists Try To Levitate Denver Mint Hobo US Coins Forum 34 08-29-2008 09:27 AM Miscellaneous Links GDJMSP US Coins 4 10-29-2006 01:28 PM mint collection newcollectors What's it Worth 10 09-07-2005 11:00 PM United States Mint Recovers 10 Famed Double Eagles SilverDollarMan US Coins Forum 1 08-13-2005 08:47 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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