Week #213 Dont forget to call your Mom for Mothers Day this Sunday!

[Guest]

QUESTION:

 

Which early American coin or token bears a design believed to have been copied from the buttons on Continental Army uniforms?

 

Good Luck!

 

Our first place winner will receive an autographed copy of "History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage" by David W. Lange. There will also be a runner up prize given to a radomly selected player.

[ArtR]

Bar Copper

[Allan Ong]

I might be way out in left field but I'm going to guess 3-cent pieces.

[jtryka]

I will guess the Bar cent (copper)

[mhardin2413]

fugio cents? i really doubt this is right, since it has nothing to do with mother's day, but i'm clueless.

[Coinguy19]

bar copper 1785 token

[Coinguy19]

1785 bar copper token

[Coinguy19]

Sorry if I post multiple times but I can't see my reply show up so it may come out multiple times- its the Bar Copper 1785 token

[MunkyMan95]

I'll say the chain cent? I really have no idea....

[rtpjr]

Bar Copper, exact date is unknown but believed to have first circulated around 1785. USA on one side and 13 Bars on the other.

[CarolinaCollector]

Bar Cent.

[Hoot]

The eagle and shield reverse of several of the Washington cent tokens.

 

Hoot

[IGWT]

What Hoot said.

[midwest]

The S bar token?

[Grumps]

The design was taken from Fugio cents and Continental currency coins and paper money.

 

Thanks,

Greg

[BankNote1]

The Bar Coper coin ( 1785). The coin was undated with 13 bars on one side and a interlocked USA on the other!!!

[mark]

The so-called "bar cent."

 

Mark

[chrisfuccione]

obverse of bar cent

 

[chrisfuccione]

reverse of Bar Cent

 

 

[chrisfuccione]

infomation on Bar Cent

 

 

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/bar_cent/bar_cent.htm

[Guest]

QUESTION:

Which early American coin or token bears a design believed to have been copied from the buttons on Continental Army uniforms?

 

 

ANSWER:

 

The Bar Copper

 

Congratulations to our lst place winner Art who will receive an autographed copy of "History of the United States Mint and its Coinage" by David W. Lange.

 

Congratulations to our runner up winner Banknote1 you will be receiving a display box.

 

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

[EZ_E]

I will guess the Bar cent (copper)

 

Why wasn't Jeff the runner up?