Administrator LISA B Posted September 30, 2011 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2011 This weeks First and Second place winners will be picked at random…The question must be answered by Saturday at midnight EST. QUESTION: What term was applied to the standard for British silver coinage made before 1920? Our first place winner will receive a copy of A Handbook of 10th Century United States Gold Coins 1907-1933, 2nd Edition by David W. Akers There will also be a runner up prize given to a 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 September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 sterling silver standard.92.5% silver and 7.5%copper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noow Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Sterling Silver, Crowns, and Half-Crowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The Sterling standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryMan Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Maundy Coinage or Sterling Pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$ilverHawk Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Sterling Silver. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics-fan3.14 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 British coins were sterling silver. Hence the term "pound sterling". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coindude Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 From 1658 until 1920, British silver coins were made with 92.5% silver - known as "Sterling silver". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I will guess "sterling" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Sterling Silver Standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyhok Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 silver crown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksoup Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 This is probably the wrong answer but im guessing, Sterling (silver). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhardin2413 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 sterling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunfa0 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Sterling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan8402 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Sterling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rja1-migration Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Was it sterling silver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rja1-migration Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Was it sterling silver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnstyne Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Sterling silver of 92.5% pure silver coinage that was predecimal coinage. That's about as good of guess as I can muster at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e1cnr Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 missed you a couple weeks back Lisa, sterling silver is my guess 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinman_23885 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Pounds Sterling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator LISA B Posted October 3, 2011 Author Administrator Share Posted October 3, 2011 Question: What term was applied to the standard for British silver coinage made before 1920? The Answer is… Sterling Our first place e1cnr has a copy of A Handbook of 10th Century United States Gold Coins 1907-1933, 2nd Edition by David W. Akers Our second place winner rja1 has won an NGC Single Coin Display Box Thank you for playing and please stop by this Friday for the PMG Numisma-Quest question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
