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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 194599, member: 4781&quot;]Here is a quiz I did one time at my local coin club meeting:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; In an episode of the TV show “The Streets of San Francisco”, a coin dealer substitutes fake coins for the real coins in the collection of a wealthy gentleman.&nbsp;&nbsp; The dealer murders the collector, but Karl Malden and Michael Douglas catch the crooked dealer after learning about counterfeit coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; What coins were in the collection ?</p><p>Business-strike Morgan dollars</p><p>Business-strike Liberty $20</p><p>Business-strike St. Gaudens $20</p><p>Proof Morgan dollars</p><p>Proof Liberty $20</p><p>Proof St. Gaudens $20</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; In an episode of the TV show “Hawaii 5-0”, a thief substitutes a fake for a real coin at a coin show.&nbsp;&nbsp; The switch is detected before the thief can get out of the room, and everyone leaving is searched.&nbsp;&nbsp; So he deposits the rare coin in the coin slot of a newspaper machine.&nbsp;&nbsp; What coin was it ?</p><p>1793 Chain cent</p><p>1894-S Barber dime</p><p>1907 High-Relief St. Gaudens $20</p><p>1913 Liberty Head nickel</p><p>1804 Bust dollar</p><p>1933 St. Gaudens $20 </p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; In a 1964 episode of “The Lucy Show”, Lucy decides to try making money by looking for rare pennies.&nbsp;&nbsp; So she gets some rolls at the bank.&nbsp;&nbsp; She finds one, but ends up losing it before she can sell it.</p><p>What coin was it ?</p><p>1864-L Indian Head cent</p><p>1914-D Lincoln cent</p><p>1943 copper Lincoln cent</p><p>1877 Indian Head cent</p><p>1914-S Lincoln cent</p><p>1955 doubled die Lincoln cent </p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the Clint Eastwood movie “The Good, The Bad, &amp; The Ugly”, canvas bags are dug up from a Civil War grave by Tuco (the “Bad”) while Blondie (the “Good”) watches.&nbsp;&nbsp; Tuco slices a bag open by hitting it with the edge of his shovel.&nbsp;&nbsp; What was in the bag ?</p><p>Civil War tokens</p><p>Confederate currency</p><p>Seated Liberty silver dollars</p><p>1861-O Confederate half dollars</p><p>1861 US Demand Notes</p><p>Liberty Head gold $20&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the recent remake of the movie “Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory”, Grandpa gives the boy a coin to buy a chocolate bar.&nbsp;&nbsp; What coin was it ?</p><p>Braided Hair large cent</p><p>Winged Head (“Mercury”) dime</p><p>Walking Liberty half dollar</p><p>Indian Head Bison nickel</p><p>Standing Liberty quarter</p><p>Peace silver dollar&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the movie “Friday Night Lights”, a coin toss decides which football team goes to the playoffs.</p><p>What coin was it ?</p><p>Franklin half dollar</p><p>Morgan silver dollar</p><p>Eisenhower dollar</p><p>Kennedy half dollar</p><p>Peace silver dollar</p><p>Brooker T Washington half dollar</p><p><br /></p><p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp; In an episode of the TV show “Wild, Wild West”, circus performers steal from the Carson City Mint.</p><p>What did they steal ?</p><p>Seated Liberty 20-cent pieces</p><p>gold coins</p><p>coinage dies</p><p>Morgan silver dollars</p><p>gold bars</p><p>currency printing plates</p><p><br /></p><p>8.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the movie “Titanic”, the heroine pays an artist for a portrait.</p><p>What coin was used for payment ?</p><p>Liberty Head “V” nickel</p><p>Barber dime</p><p>Barber half dollar</p><p>Indian Head Bison nickel</p><p>Barber quarter</p><p>Morgan silver dollar</p><p><br /></p><p>Tie Breaker (closest guess wins):</p><p>An ancient magic coin is the main prop of the movie “Zotz”.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyone holding the coin can point at an object and say “Zotz!”, and that object is destroyed.&nbsp;&nbsp; In what year was the movie released ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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