Member Britini Posted August 12, 2011 Member Share Posted August 12, 2011 Q. Who was the first Jewish appointee to a Cabinet position in a North American government and what was the fist bill featuring his portrait. Good luck everyone & have a great weekend! Our first place winner will receive a coupon for 1 note graded under the Standard grading tier. (You must have an active account with PMG, call PMG for details) 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritter Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 judah p.benjamin.his portrait is on the 2 dollar confederate states of america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coindude Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Judah P. Benjamin and he was on the CSA $2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhardin2413 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 judah p. benjamin confederate states of america (secretary of state, sec of war, att gen) 1861 $2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinman_23885 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Judah P. Benjamin was the first Attorney General (and subsequently he became the Secretary of War) of the Confederacy. Here appears on the Confederate $2 notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1ncolnF4n Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Judah P. Benjamin was featured on the 1862 Confederate $2 note [authorized April 17,1862], starting at the 4th issue (also featured on the 5th, 6th, and 7th issues). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyhok Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Judah P Benjamin on the CSA $2.00 Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan8402 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Judah Benjamin, 1862 Confederate $2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryMan Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Judah P. Benjamin He's on the CSA $2 from Richmond Va. He's on the right side of the bill with a small picture of just him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Britini Posted August 15, 2011 Author Member Share Posted August 15, 2011 Q.Who was the first Jewish appointee to a Cabinet position in a North American government and what was the fist bill featuring his portrait. A. 1.Judah P. Benjamin a. Confederated 1861 $2 Bill T38 Great job everyone and congratulations to our winner mhardin2413 and our runner up coinman23885. Don't forget to stop by this Friday for NGC's question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritter Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 britini, just trying to figure out what was wrong with my answer.the question asks the persons name,and what first $bill he was on.were you looking for a specific date of the bill,(which the question was never asked) or,and,the position he held.(also not asked in question).thanx, rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
