Give and Take, a Trivia game

Time to start my next contest. I want this to run for a while so it will be a little more detailed. Once again this is going to be US coin and currency related (sorry, that is my focus).

Step 1- I will ask a question, You post the answer. (I will then post the correct answer and who was first to be correct)
Step 2- That person has to ask me a question concerning US coins/currency. If I don't know the answer that person is entered into the contest (probably won't need to be hard).
Step 3-repeat steps 1 and 2.....

I don't know how long this will last, probably depends on how many people are interested.

I don't want the same person answering every question, once you are entered you can only answer questions that have been posted for over 24 hours.
Let me know if anyone sees any major problems with this idea...

 

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Yea...like what is the first question

 

groan, I wanted to see if there were any problems first.

ok, here goes.

Back of the current $2 bill.
A little background-The picture is assumed to be of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. From what I have read it is actually based off of a painting by John Trumbull. The painting actually shows a five man committee presenting a draft of the D of I and not the actual signing.

The question- Who is the man seated at the main table (right center of the picture)?

 

prize will be silver us coins. I will post exact items once we see how long the contest lasts. The longer it lasts, the better the prize.

 

Well there are a few tables foreground and background, but I'm going to suppose you mean John Hancock.

 

krispy is correct. I had never examined the picture closely and had assumed it was Jefferson.
Jefferson is one of the five standing, with John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston pictured to the left and Benjamin Franklin to the right.

ready for your question....

 

Batter up!

Bank note engraver, Frederick Girsch, working for the American Bank Note Company, engraved the vignette on the back of the First Charter Period $100 note, a reproduction of John Trumbull's famous painting, 'The Signing of the Declaration of Independence'. Girsch also engraved a vignette of 'DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi in 1541' as seen on such notes as the: $10 National Bank Note (Original Series), $10 Series 1875 NBN (First Charter Period) and the Series 1918 $500 Note, Blue Seal.

Question: Who painted the original painting of 'DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi in 1541'?

 

I didn't know the answer but after some searching I believe it was William H Powell. The painting is displayed in the US Capital Rotunda (Wash. DC)

I will let krispy say if that is right but either way he has the first entry into the contest.

For the next question everyone is still welcome to answer, however krispy has to wait 24hours after my post to submit an answer.
(so you could get more than one entry but it would be unlikely)
I will try to mix the questions up with regards to difficulty and topic.

Question number 2-

There were 7 different US pennies produced in 1982 (business strike), what are they and how can you tell them apart?

 

7 coins. you can tell the 3 copper from the 4 zinc by weighing them. as far as telling the 4 zincs apart, you have to look at the date. there is a large and small date from philly and a large and small date from denver. as far as the 3 copper, there is a large and small date from philly, and only one size date from denver.

 

1982 Lg date cu-1982 D lg date cu - 1982 sm date cu - 1982 D sm date cu
1982 lg date zn =1982 sm date zn - 1982 D sm date zn

If I remember it correctly

 

1. 1982 large date,2.1982 small date, 3. 1982 d or s mint, 4. 1982 d large date, 5. 1982 d small date. 6. There is also some created with 95percent copper and 5 percent zinc, then there are some with 99.2 percent zinc cores with .8 percent copper plating. Easiest way to tell difference with the brass and zinc is getting scale. The brass is 3.11 grams and the zinc is 2.5 grams. The easiest way to see the difference b/w The small and large date is the 2 in the date is typically closer to the rim

 

Swish is correct. And from experience finding a Copper Small date in circulation is not very easy.

You are up...

 

here's your question... in 1860, two changes were made to the reverse design of the indian head cent. what were the changes?

 

Dang ! I always get the 1982 D lg date mixed up. But I do weigh them.

 

In 1860, the wreath was changed from a laurel wreath to an oak wreath, and a small shield was added

 

Okay, let's assume that someone is the first to answer correctly, and they stump you to gain one entry into the "drawing". They will only be able to answer ensuing questions after 24 hours if no one can answer it correctly. Will that person be entitled to additional entries into the drawing if they stump you again?

Chris

Never mind!

 

William H Powell was correct.

 

Got a few full folders, will start checking rolls for those 82 cu small dates. I didn't realize they were hard to find.

Thanks for that information.
gary

 

Hey! that was my question. (lucky I only read the first post before thinking about the answer).
I remembered that the shield was added but forgot the laurel to oak switch. The 1859 was one of the two main coins my grandfather left me, I should have remember both.

Krispy and Swish513 are in.

Next question-

This question deals with the business strike coins produced in 2008. Rank these coins highest to lowest based on face value produced during that year. Penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half, dollar.

 

I don't think they should be that hard to find. I have been able to pull the other 6 from rolls (although some were from my grandfathers rolls that were rolled in 1985) but that one wasn't in there. Probably had something to do with the rolls being rolled on the west coast.