Cal’s Coin Trivia Quiz #1.

Stellas were made in "only" three alloys. Folks are most familiar with gold, but there were copper and aluminum ones too. You're on the right track.

Cal

 

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@calcol I think I've got it...the 1942 pattern cents, when the Mint was experimenting with different compositions before finally deciding on the zinc coated steel for 1943?

 

Yep, that's one correct answer! Congratulations Actually, there are a number of patterns that were struck in at least six alloys. My favorite is the Judd-145 through 148b series ... the "holely dollars" struck in gold, silver, copper, cupronickel, nickel and brass. The gold (see pic) is the most popular and expensive even though the others are rarer. And no, I don't own any of them.

Cal

 

Careful, I don't want to see anyone get banned for using saucy language, lol.

 

I've never heard of these. You learn something new every day. I've read about the 1942 cents, that some were even struck in plastic. But I never knew about the "holey" dollars. Good stuff!

 

@manny9655 said what i was going to!

 

You guys did great answering 4 out of 5 within a day. There is still no. 5:

1-5. Name a gold coin struck by a U.S. mint for a foreign country that was not a territory or protectorate of the U.S.

Hint: There is more than one correct answer, and they're all in the new world.

Any unanswered questions will appear in the next quiz.

Cal

 

Before the Cuban Revolution, Cuban coins were made at the US mint. The Mint struck 2 peso and 4 peso coins in gold.

 

Correct! Congratulations.

There were others: the 1926 gold 10 quetzales coin minted for Guatemala and the 1930 gold 10 Bolivars coin minted for Venezuela.

Cal

 

I'll guess number 5 is the Balboa from Panama, Central America!

 

Some correct answers were in the two posts previous to yours. I don’t believe the U.S. Mint ever struck gold coins for Panama. It did strike copper and silver coins for Panama, and the dies were given to Panama. Supposedly some of the dies were subsequently stolen, and some gold coins struck from them.

Cal