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<p>[QUOTE="National dealer, post: 27612, member: 487"]For the members who tried with great effort to answer the questions in the Christmas trivia contest, here are the correct answers.</p><p><br /></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Question:</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Question:</p><p>The first U.S. Mint was located on what street and taking over what building?</p><p>Answer:</p><p>1. Seventh St. and Sugar Alley.</p><p>2. Shubert Distillery</p><p><br /></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Question: </p><p>What coins if any, struck for circulation by the US Mint, </p><p>have been issued, and in what years, without the word Liberty on them ?</p><p>Answer: </p><p>Flying Eagle cent - 1856 - 1858 </p><p>Two Cent Piece 1864-1873</p><p>Three Cent Silver 1851-1873</p><p>Shield Nickel - 1866 - 1883</p><p><br /></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="National dealer, post: 27612, member: 487"]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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------[/QUOTE]
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