Week #192 See if you can strike gold with the correct answer

[Melissa Pearce]

QUESTION:

 

In what year did the production of gold coins exceed one million pieces for a single denomination at a single USA mint?

 

Good luck!

 

Our first place winner will receive a copy of David Lange's book "The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes" (second edition), signed. A prize will be given to a randomly selected participant with the correct answer.

 

**As of Friday December 9th, PMG will be posting a question. The questions will alternate between coin and paper money topics. So don't forget to stop back next week for a paper money question posted by PMG.**

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends/ended 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 can see it. Stop back each Monday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners .

[gmarguli]

1850

[rexcat]

1850

[jayjay2789]

1851

[jtryka]

1850 Double Eagles minted in Philadelphia.

[TJ]

1927

[mhardin2413]

1850, $20. 1.1 million.

[Merc]

1851 $1 gold

[midwest]

1909

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

1850 Philadelphia mint - $20 double eagle

[JamminJ]

1850 - Philly $20

[Oldtrader3]

The 1850-P Double Eagle was the first US gold coin to exceed 1 million pieces mintage for a single denomination.

[IGWT]

1850

[EricG]

1850 Double Eagle Philadelphia

[Treashunt]

Well, In order of denomination:

 

$1.00 1851, Philadelphia

$2.50 1851, Philadelphia

$3.00 Never

$4.00 Never

$5.00 1880 Philadelphia

$10.00 1880 Philadelphia

$20.00 1850, Philadelphia

 

And the winner is: $20.00, 1850, Philadelphia

 

Treashunt

[Melissa Pearce]

QUESTION:

 

In what year did the production of gold coins exceed one million pieces for a single denomination at a single USA mint?

 

ANSWER:

 

1850

 

Congratulations gmarguli!! You are this weeks winner. You will be receiving Dave Lange's book " The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes" second edition.

 

Congratulations rexcat!! You are this weeks runner up. You will be receiving a display box.

 

 

Thanks for playing and stop back next week for another question. Keep up the good work