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<p>[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1082752, member: 26030"]I was watching a game show last night called the Million Dollar Money Drop; where they give people a million dollars at the start of the show and they keep it by answering questions. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the categories for questions came up "Coins". </p><p><br /></p><p>The question was "Whose portrait is on the U.S. Dime?" </p><p><br /></p><p>The possible answers were 1. Kennedy 2. Jefferson 3. Lincoln 4. Roosevelt</p><p><br /></p><p>The woman said she was absolutely SURE it was Jefferson and the guy didnt seem to know. </p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, these two people (a blonde in her 30's and a guy in the Military) put a million dollar bet on 2. Jefferson. (They could have spread the money around on up to 3 choices -- but if they were sure of their answer, could place the bet all on 1 answer.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Are most people really that oblivious when it comes to circulating US coins? Perhaps most people never really look at them but instead identify them purely on size. You should have seen the look on their faces when a million dollars in cash they were holding fell into the pit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was shocked at their lack of knowledge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1082752, member: 26030"]I was watching a game show last night called the Million Dollar Money Drop; where they give people a million dollars at the start of the show and they keep it by answering questions. One of the categories for questions came up "Coins". The question was "Whose portrait is on the U.S. Dime?" The possible answers were 1. Kennedy 2. Jefferson 3. Lincoln 4. Roosevelt The woman said she was absolutely SURE it was Jefferson and the guy didnt seem to know. Therefore, these two people (a blonde in her 30's and a guy in the Military) put a million dollar bet on 2. Jefferson. (They could have spread the money around on up to 3 choices -- but if they were sure of their answer, could place the bet all on 1 answer.) Are most people really that oblivious when it comes to circulating US coins? Perhaps most people never really look at them but instead identify them purely on size. You should have seen the look on their faces when a million dollars in cash they were holding fell into the pit. I was shocked at their lack of knowledge.[/QUOTE]
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