I made a list of 24 coin collecting questions that you try to answer.Some are fairly easy and some are not so easy.Rate yourself when I give the answers.If you miss zero or one your an advanced coin collector...two,three or four you know your stuff....five,six or seven you enjoy your coins.I'm trusting everyone that they will not copy.So go on ahead and test your skills. Thanks B12 Allright here we go: 1.What coin is worth two bits? 2.What do you call a coin collector? 3.Which coin,currentlly in circulation,contains the least amount of copper? 4.Which sovereign is shown on the Mezzo Augustalis minted in Sicily? 5.Which currency depicts the lily of the city state which played a key role in the Renaissance? 6.What branch U.S. Mint placed a "c" mint mark on their coins? 7.Who designed the Franklin half dollar? 8.What was the first coin issued under authority of the U.S. Congress? 9.What is a bussiness strike? 10.What was the first commerative coin issued by the U.S. Mint? 11.What do arrows flanking the date on a U.S. coin indicate? 12.What coin,that is made for collectors, is struck at least two times at twice the normal pressure? 13.What do initials ANA stand for? 14.What does the term "trime" stand for? 15.What does the motto "E pluribus unum" stand for? 16.What is the smallest domination appearing on a U.S. coin? 17.Coins are manufactured on a divice called what? 18.How many current U.S. mint facililties produce coins for circulation and for coin collectors? 19.What is a "store card"? 20.What early U.S. silver coin earned the name "fish scale"? 21.Chop marks are Chineese symbols and characteristics often found on what type of U.S. coin? 22.Shell case cents were minted during what year? 23.What device was added to U.S. cents in 1860? 24.Besides Liberty Head Dollars,what other name is the Morgan Dollar known as?
IIRC I took this test on a dealers site---some of the questions were changed but most where the same.... Speedy
On #3, I assume you mean among coins that have any copper, lol, because there are several coins without any copper at all. Also, do you mean by the absolute weight of copper in the coin, or as a weight percentage of the coin? Also, are you referring only to US coins? If so the initial assumption is moot, since all US coins currently being minted for general circualtion have some copper in them.
Very nice though I don't know who was on the Sicilian coin. #16 is really 1mil since these were issued by states as tax tokens and #23 could be a little misleading since not all coins issued after the 2c (1864) contained the motto.
1. What coin is worth two bits? Quarter 2.What do you call a coin collector? Numimatist 3.Which coin,currentlly in circulation,contains the least amount of copper? One cent piece 4.Which sovereign is shown on the Mezzo Augustalis minted in Sicily? dunno 5.Which currency depicts the lily of the city state which played a key role in the Renaissance? Ventian ducat, I'd imagine 6.What branch U.S. Mint placed a "c" mint mark on their coins? Charlotte 7.Who designed the Franklin half dollar? Some guy with the same initials as Josef Stalin 8.What was the first coin issued under authority of the U.S. Congress? 1792 Half Disme 9.What is a bussiness strike? A strike intended for general circulation 10.What was the first commerative coin issued by the U.S. Mint? 1892 Columbian Exposition half-dollar 11.What do arrows flanking the date on a U.S. coin indicate? change in weight 12.What coin,that is made for collectors, is struck at least two times at twice the normal pressure? Proof 13.What do initials ANA stand for? American Numismatic Association 14.What does the term "trime" stand for? Silver three-cent piece 15.What does the motto "E pluribus unum" stand for? From many, one. 16.What is the smallest domination appearing on a U.S. coin? Half-cent 17.Coins are manufactured on a divice called what? press 18.How many current U.S. mint facililties produce coins for circulation and for coin collectors? 4: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point 19.What is a "store card"? dunno 20.What early U.S. silver coin earned the name "fish scale"? The trime 21.Chop marks are Chineese symbols and characteristics often found on what type of U.S. coin? Trade dollars 22.Shell case cents were minted during what year? 1944-46 23.What device was added to U.S. cents in 1860? Shield 24.Besides Liberty Head Dollars,what other name is the Morgan Dollar known as? dunno [/QUOTE]
I guess this wasn't a big hit.I won't try this again. Anyway here are the answers: 1.Quarter 2.numismatist 3.penny 4.Frederick ll 5.Florin 6.Charlotte 7.John Sinnock 8.fugio cent 9.A regular issue coin that is made for circulation and a coin often collected. 10.Columbain exposition 1/2 dollar 11.Change in weight 12.proof 13.American Numismatic Assocaition 14.Three cent piece 15.In one many 16.Half cent 17.Press 18.4 19.Civil war era merchant token 20.Three cent piece 21.Trade dollar 22.1944 to 46 23.Shield 24.Bland-Allison Dollar
#3- Many world coins do contain no copper as Troodon pointed out. #24- Morgan Dollar- this question is worded incorrectly- Besides Liberty Head and Morgan Dollar, what other name is the silver dollar of 1878 -1921 known as?
Cladking, if you are going to count tax tokens, California id #s L13, L16 & L17 were each for 1/4 MILL. There may be others as well, but I found those first. That is the smallest that I recalled off the top of my head. I enjoyed the quiz, thanks B12! I missed the foreign questions and #24. #19 could be made less obvious if asking about a "half card", lol, that would probably eliminate any lucky guesses being the correct answer.
