For the members who tried with great effort to answer the questions in the Christmas trivia contest, here are the correct answers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: What world coin has a distinctive characteristic that is made necessary by its traditional method of production, and within 100 years, for how long was it produced? Answer: The Asian cash coin, which has a square hole to assist in grinding off the stubs when the cast coins were removed from the multi-coin casting, produced for ~2,117 years. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: The first U.S. Mint was located on what street and taking over what building? Answer: 1. Seventh St. and Sugar Alley. 2. Shubert Distillery ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: What coins if any, struck for circulation by the US Mint, have been issued, and in what years, without the word Liberty on them ? Answer: Flying Eagle cent - 1856 - 1858 Two Cent Piece 1864-1873 Three Cent Silver 1851-1873 Shield Nickel - 1866 - 1883 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
