Some months ago there was a thread about the book commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. A copy was available on Amazon with a link to it. I followed the link hoping to buy it. When I went to Amazon, I put the item in my cart and did some other shopping. Before I could check out, someone else came along and bought the book. That person was kind enough to let me have the book. I already had a copy of the Durst reprint of the book but wanted the original. I told him that I would offer up the Durst reprint that I have as a prize in a contest on the board. This year (2012) marks the 150th anniversary of the BEP. The contest will be a BEP trivia contest. Here are the rules. 1. The contest will consist of a series of 20 questions about the BEP and its history. 2. One question will be posted at a time and run for five days. The closing date and time will be listed with the question. 3. Answers must be private messaged to me prior to the deadline. Answers received after the deadline will not be counted. Please do not answer on the board. 4. The correct answer will be posted when the time for answering has expired. 5. The person who answers the most questions correctly will win the first prize consisting of (1) the Durst reprint of the BEP Centennial book, (2) a CD-Rom of the Pick Catalog of World Paper Money Modern Issues and (3) a $2.00 note from the BEP 2008 series. Second prize will be the same without the Durst reprint book. Third prize will only be a $2.00 note from the BEP 2008 series. 6. If there is a tie at the end, the prize will go to the person who answered the first question correctly in the least amount of time. 7. I am the sole judge as to interpretation of the rules and whether an answer is correct. The first question will be posted on Sunday January 15, 2011 after I get home from the Packers-Giants game which should be about 8:00 Central Time. Good Luck.
OK, here we go with Question 1 (OK, its two questions). Answers will be accepted by PM only until 8:00PM Friday January 20, 2012. What is the name of the gentleman pictured above? What was his complete title at the BEP?
Boy I am so glad I read this thread! PM sent, and just in a nick of time! Time to crack the books boys, this is going to get interesting! :thumb:
