WEEK #274 - TO CATCH A THIEF.....

[LISA B]

Which privately struck gold coin hasn't been seen since the only known example was stolen?

 

Good Luck!

 

Our first place winner will receive copy of The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels, second edition, Autographed by David W. Lange. There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details.

 

When you post your answer, only the administrators an see it . Stop back this Monday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners.

[Allan Ong]

1933 Double Eagle

[bsshog40]

1870S $3 gold piece

[bsshog40]

I listed the wrong one. Hope this counts too. 1849 $20 Gold Piece

[BankNote1]

1849 $25 Templeton Reid California Gold. The piece was stolen from the U.S. Mint on Aug. 16th, 1858...

[MunkyMan95]

Uhh... Some kind of Humber Assay super rare awesome gold slug

[CarolinaCollector]

Templeton Reid 1849 $25 stolen Aug. 16, 1858.

[stinkycheese1]

I should know this....but I don't.

 

 

[Coinguy19]

1787 Brasher Dubloon?

[eagle_keeper-migration]

1949 $25.00 California Gold issued by Templeton Reid, was stolen from the Mint on August 16th 1858

 

Dennis Boster

[reid1836]

1849 Cinncinati mining and trading company $10 gold plain edge.

[Admiral Mike-migration]

Templeton Reid's $25 Gold was stolen, from all places, the US Mint, on August 16, 1858. It has not been seen since.

 

 

[dan8402]

1849 $25 Templeton Reid California Gold

[LISA B]

QUESTION:

 

Which privately struck gold coin hasn't been seen since the only known example was stolen?

 

ANSWER:

 

The Templeton Reid 25-dollar piece, stolen from the U.S. Mint n 1858.

 

Congratulations to our 1st place winner BankNote1! You will receive a copy of The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels, second edition, Autographed by David W. Lange.

 

Congratulations to our runner up winner CarolinaCollector you will be receiving a display box.

 

Thanks for playing this weeks Numisma-Quest. Dont forget to stop by for this weeks PMG question

 

[reid1836]

hahahaha I guess my answer was incorrect because of spelling ! But the response itself was correct indeed, to the question posed, hahahahaha. I would suggest future questions be limited to only one correct response, instead of multiple correct answers , to the same question.

[CarolinaCollector]

The display box arrived in the mail. Thanks, NGC!