The Question for Week #9 is...

[dena]

How many stars appear on double eagles dated 1912?

 

First post that correctly answers the above question wins "The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels, Second Edition" written by our very own David W. Lange.

 

Don't forget, we also draw for a runner-up prize from all remaining posts with a correct answer.

 

Good Luck!

 

 

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.

 

 

[rockhobby]

 

48

[BOILER78]

48

[coinhead1]

48

[BOILER78]

48 on the obverse plus 26 on the edge for 76 total

[gmarguli]

48

[BOILER78]

BTW I did graduate from the Evelyn Woodhead school of speed mathematics with a minor in typing.

[EVillageProwler]

48 stars.

[Guest]

48 stars are on the double eagle in 1912

[Fairlaneman]

48 Stars Around the Rim.

[a2labmom]

48

[TJ]

48

[halfnut-migration]

wild guess here 13 stars

[chrisfuccione]

is it 48? One for every state at the time? CHRIS

[davefperry]

48

[rgv]

13 stars

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Double Eagles dated 1912 have 48 stars.

[ms66quarters]

48

[Hoot]

48

 

Hoot

[halfnut-migration]

geeee sure wish i could change my answer to 48 guess i should have looked it up before I replyed the first time.

 

 

Dan

 

U S Navy

 

WITH PRIDE

[dena]

The question:

How many stars appear on double eagles dated 1912?

 

The answer:

61. There are 48 on the obverse and 13 on the edge.

 

Reference: Breen Encyclopedia page 573

 

I knew this one would be tough. There was no one with the correct answer however, the user that was in the right ballpark was Boiler78 who responded 76 stars (48 on obverse, 26 on the edge).

 

Boiler78, do you have a reference for your answer (for my own education)? Have you caught me on a technicality again?

 

 

[gmarguli]

Have you caught me on a technicality again?

 

Yes. I only buy NGC slabbed coins and since an NGC slab prevents the edge from being seen, those 13 stars don't count. I say 48 is the correct answer.

[BOILER78]

Naw. I realized that there were edge stars but I must have lost track trying to count them thru that damn PCGS slab!

[dena]

Greg,

 

 

Dena

[Guest]

Last week's question was too easy (or else you guys are too smart), so this week's was a toughy. Remember, every coin has three sides (whether you can see them or not)!

[EVillageProwler]

In Columbus, Dena asked me if I thought the questions had been too easy. I said yes, not expecting this kind of a question. (I thought the questions would require more extensive research...)

 

I think it is important to remind us that a coin has 3 sides; I just wished I remembered that!

 

EVP

 

[Hoot]

Aw come on EVP! Week 4 by sarcolman was a killer! This was a perfectly reasonable question, even though I got it wrong (sniff) and everyone else did!

 

Hoot

[EVillageProwler]

Yes, yes, that was a tough one. Moreover, it was interesting...

 

I am relatively new to this forum, and only read the last few. So, I guess I meant that the more recent ones seemed easy to me.

 

Still, I really shouldn't comment. It's not like I won yet.

 

EVP