End of Year Trivia Quiz

[WoodenJefferson]

1. The popular Silver American Eagle $1 coins borrowed their obverse design from which other coin?

A. Standing Liberty Quarter

B. Seated Liberty Half Dime

C. Winged Liberty Dime

D. Walking Liberty Half Dollar

 

 

2. Speaking of borrowed designs, the reverse of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar came from the reverse of what other coin?

A. Kennedy Half Dollar

B. Morgan Dollar

C. Peace Dollar

D. Eisenhower Dollar

 

 

3. The bicentennial coins with the 1776-1976 date were first minted in 1975.

True

False

 

 

4. The Winged Liberty Dime is better known by what name?

A. Barber dime

B. Mercury dime

C. Roosevelt dime

D. Seated Liberty dime

 

 

5. Besides the Philadelphia mint, how many other minting facilities has the government operated?

A. 5

B. 2

C. 7

D. 3

 

 

6. Not until the 20th century were presidents honored on our coins. Who was the first president to grace our coins?

A. Franklin Roosevelt

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. George Washington

 

 

7. In what year did the phrase "In God We Trust" first appear on coins?

A. 1907

B. 1864

C. 1908

D. 1955

 

 

8. The dime and quarter have about the same number of reeds on their edge.

True

False

 

 

9. Which of the following wasn't a denomination of coin in the 1800's?

A. half cent

B. four cent

C. three cent

D. two cent

 

 

10. Many coins feature an eagle on the reverse side. Has there been a coin with an eagle on the front?

Yes

No

 

Have fun...I will post the answers later.

[Bruceswar]

1. The popular Silver American Eagle $1 coins borrowed their obverse design from which other coin?

 

D. Walking Liberty Half Dollar

 

 

2. Speaking of borrowed designs, the reverse of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar came from the reverse of what other coin?

 

D. Eisenhower Dollar

 

 

3. The bicentennial coins with the 1776-1976 date were first minted in 1975.

 

True

 

 

4. The Winged Liberty Dime is better known by what name?

 

B. Mercury dime

 

 

 

5. Besides the Philadelphia mint, how many other minting facilities has the government operated?

 

A.5

 

 

 

6. Not until the 20th century were presidents honored on our coins. Who was the first president to grace our coins?

 

C. Abraham Lincoln

 

 

7. In what year did the phrase "In God We Trust" first appear on coins?

 

B. 1864

 

 

 

8. The dime and quarter have about the same number of reeds on their edge.

 

False

 

 

9. Which of the following wasn't a denomination of coin in the 1800's?

 

B. four cent

 

 

 

10. Many coins feature an eagle on the reverse side. Has there been a coin with an eagle on the front?

Yes

[TomB]

I believe there is an unintentional problem with question six, so folks might want to think about that one a bit before answering. Bruce, you may want to rethink Old Abe.

[WoodenJefferson]

I believe there is an unintentional problem with question six, so folks might want to think about that one a bit before answering. Bruce, you may want to rethink Old Abe.

 

Hint: The trivia excludes Commemorative Mintages, I should have stated common circulated coinage.

 

Thanks for reminding me TomB

[MunkyMan95]

D

D

True

B

7

C

C

False

B

Yes

[zrlevin]

I agree with Bruce for all except #5. I believe the answer is seven.

 

Philly (excluded)

SF

Denver

New Orleans

Carson City

West point

Charlotte

Dahlonega

 

[MunkyMan95]

I agree with Bruce for all except #5. I believe the answer is seven.

 

Philly (excluded)

SF

Denver

New Orleans

Carson City

West point

Charlotte

Dahlonega

 

 

I thought it was, too Zach... But were they all government-operated?

[zrlevin]

I agree with Bruce for all except #5. I believe the answer is seven.

 

Philly (excluded)

SF

Denver

New Orleans

Carson City

West point

Charlotte

Dahlonega

 

 

I thought it was, too Zach... But were they all government-operated?

 

I guess I should read the question. Charlotte and Dahlonega weren't I don't think.

[MunkyMan95]

I agree with Bruce for all except #5. I believe the answer is seven.

 

Philly (excluded)

SF

Denver

New Orleans

Carson City

West point

Charlotte

Dahlonega

 

 

I thought it was, too Zach... But were they all government-operated?

 

I guess I should read the question. Charlotte and Dahlonega weren't I don't think.

 

[zrlevin]

I agree with Bruce for all except #5. I believe the answer is seven.

 

Philly (excluded)

SF

Denver

New Orleans

Carson City

West point

Charlotte

Dahlonega

 

 

I thought it was, too Zach... But were they all government-operated?

 

I guess I should read the question. Charlotte and Dahlonega weren't I don't think.

 

 

I checked the redbook, they were all branch mints.

[MunkyMan95]

I agree with Bruce for all except #5. I believe the answer is seven.

 

Philly (excluded)

SF

Denver

New Orleans

Carson City

West point

Charlotte

Dahlonega

 

 

I thought it was, too Zach... But were they all government-operated?

 

I guess I should read the question. Charlotte and Dahlonega weren't I don't think.

 

 

I checked the redbook, they were all branch mints.

 

So is the answer 5 or 7?

[WoodenJefferson]

So far:

 

Bruceswar 2 incorrect

 

MunkeyMan95 & zrlevin need to make up their minds about question # 5's answer?

[MunkyMan95]

I changed two answers, go check 'em...

[TJ'S Coins]

1. The popular Silver American Eagle $1 coins borrowed their obverse design from which other coin?

A. Standing Liberty Quarter

B. Seated Liberty Half Dime

C. Winged Liberty Dime

D. Walking Liberty Half Dollar

 

 

2. Speaking of borrowed designs, the reverse of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar came from the reverse of what other coin?

A. Kennedy Half Dollar

B. Morgan Dollar

C. Peace Dollar

D. Eisenhower Dollar

 

 

3. The bicentennial coins with the 1776-1976 date were first minted in 1975.

True

False

 

 

4. The Winged Liberty Dime is better known by what name?

A. Barber dime

B. Mercury dime

C. Roosevelt dime

D. Seated Liberty dime

 

 

5. Besides the Philadelphia mint, how many other minting facilities has the government operated?

A. 5

B. 2

C. 7

D. 3

 

 

6. Not until the 20th century were presidents honored on our coins. Who was the first president to grace our coins?

A. Franklin Roosevelt

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. George Washington

 

 

7. In what year did the phrase "In God We Trust" first appear on coins?

A. 1907

B. 1864

C. 1908

D. 1955

 

 

8. The dime and quarter have about the same number of reeds on their edge.

True

False

 

 

9. Which of the following wasn't a denomination of coin in the 1800's?

A. half cent

B. four cent

C. three cent

D. two cent

 

 

10. Many coins feature an eagle on the reverse side. Has there been a coin with an eagle on the front?

Yes

No

 

Have fun...I will post the answers later.

 

1. C

2. D

3. True

4. B

5. C

6. C

7. B

8. F

9. B

10. Yes

 

I guessed on only one of these so I am confident of a good score

[truthteller]

#6 D Layfayette commem

#10 Yes, Iowa, Texas commems.

 

 

 

TRUTH

[MunkyMan95]

#6 D Layfayette commem

#10 Yes, Iowa, Texas commems.

 

 

 

TRUTH

 

#6 excludes commem mintages

[JJSingleton]

of course the Dahlonega and Charlotte mints were government operated. They were created in the same legislation in 1835 that created the New Orleans mint. I believe to complete the list you will have to include the Manilla Mint.

[WoodenJefferson]

MunkyMan95 (for some reason it did not pick up the quote box?)

 

1 D

2 D

3 True

4 B

5 7 (which is C)

6 C

7 C

8 False

9 B

10 Yes

 

2 incorrect

 

TJ'S Coins

2 incorrect

 

Truthteller...the Commemorative Issues are out of the equation...sorry, explained earlier.

[MunkyMan95]

I'll say 3 is false and 7 is 5 mints

[TJ'S Coins]

M

TJ'S Coins

2 incorrect

 

Duh! How stupid of me on #1 I did not check my work

The correct answer is D. Walking Liberty Half

 

#8 is True

[WoodenJefferson]

Trivia Answers Dec 30th

1. D

2. D

3. True

4. B

5. C seven (it appears the correct answer is 8!...see addendum threads below)

6. C

7. B 1864

8. True

9. B

10. Yes

 

Explanations

1. (D) The popular Silver American Eagle $1 coins borrowed their obverse design from which other coin?

 

Ans. The Walking Liberty Half Dollar coins were minted from 1916-1947. Adolph A. Weinman's famous design was used for both coins.

 

2. (D) Speaking of borrowed designs, the reverse of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar came from the reverse of what other coin?

 

Ans. Both the Eisenhower and Anthony dollars portray an eagle landing on the moon with the earth in the background. First minted in 1971 it was designed to celebrate the moon landing in 1969.

 

3. (True) The bicentennial coins with the 1776-1976 date were first minted in 1975.

 

Ans. The bicentennial coins were minted in 1975 and 1976.

 

4. (B) The Winged Liberty Dime is better known by what name?

 

Ans. They were better known as Mercury dimes for their resemblance to Mercury, a god from Greek mythology.

 

5. ©7 Besides the Philadelphia mint, how many other minting facilities has the government operated?

 

Ans. There are or have been minting facilities in, including their mint marks, Denver(D), San Francisco (S), West Point, NY (W), Charlotte, NC ©, Carson City, NV (CC), Dahlonega, Georgia (D) and New Orleans (O). The Dahlonega mint closed in 1861 and the Denver mint opened in 1906 so there was no need to have different mint marks. Add (M) Manillia, Philippines

 

6. (C.) Not until the 20th century were presidents honored on our coins. Who was the first president to grace our coins?

 

Ans. Lincoln was stamped on the penny in 1909, 100 years after his birth.

George Washington came next on the quarter in 1932. Thomas Jefferson found his way onto the nickel in 1938, and F. D. R. became immortalized on the dime in 1946, just one year after his death. The only other presidents to be placed on coins in the 20th century were John F. Kennedy (half dollar, 1964), and Dwight D. Eisenhower (dollar, 1971).

 

 

7. (B.) In what year did the phrase "In God We Trust" first appear on coins?

 

Ans. An act of Congress, approved in 1864, authorized the coinage of two-cent coins were the motto first appeared. The motto was omitted from new gold coins in 1907, meeting harsh criticism. In 1908 the motto was made mandatory on all coins on which it had previously appeared. And in 1955 it was made mandatory on all coins and paper money.

 

8. (True) The dime and quarter have about the same number of reeds on their edge.

 

Ans. Surprisingly this is true. (question did not ask for same, more or less, stated have about) The dime has 118 reeds while the quarter has 119!

dime 118

quarter 119

half dollar 150

dollar (1.04 diameter) 189

Susan B. Anthony dollar 133

dollar Silver American Eagle bullion 201

$50 Gold American Eagle one ounce bullion 161

$25 Gold American Eagle half-ounce bullion 133

$10 Gold American Eagle quarter-ounce bullion 109

$5 Gold American Eagle tenth-ounce bullion 103

$5 Gold commemorative 106

$10 Gold commemorative (1984 Olympics) 135

Highest number of reeds: Silver American Eagle one ounce dollar 201

Lowest number of reeds: $1 gold coin (.511-inch diameter) 81

 

 

9. (B) Which of the following wasn't a denomination of coin in the 1800's?

 

Ans. Half cent (1793-1857), two cent piece (1864-1873), three cent piece (1851-1889).

 

10. (Yes) Many coins feature an eagle on the reverse side. Has there been a coin with an eagle on the front?

 

Ans. The only coin so far to display an eagle on the obverse was the Flying Eagle cent (1856-1858).

 

Thanks for playing...need to get TomB to post that thread about the 1900 Lafayette dollar depicting the first President on a coin.

 

Also need to find out about the mint in Manilla (me thinks it was a Territorial Branch though, ie not producing US coins)

[JJSingleton]

Nice trivia quiz WoodenJeff. Thanks for the fun. But being a bit of a stickler I must point out that your mint question was faulty as I mentioned above in my earlier post. There have been eight mints operated by the US Government. Manila operated in the 1920s as a Branch Mint of the United States of America.

 

edited to add: oops, I see your question on the topic at the bottom of your post. Let me assure you that the mint was a branch mint and was operated by the US Government reporting directly to the mother mint in Philadelphia.

[JJSingleton]

Here is a link to a USA/Philippines Manila Minted Coin. Note the "M" mint mark next to the date and "United States of America" on the reverse. I have a collector friend who lives in South Korea that brought me up to speed with these. I had no idea that the US operated a mint in Manila and minted USA coins in peso/centavo denominations until he showed me his amazing collection at the San Fran ANA show in 2005. Prior to the opening of the Manila mint most of these Philippine coins were minted in San Francisco but it appears they were also minted earlier in Philadelphia and later in Denver according to the RedBook.

[WoodenJefferson]

Here is a link to a USA/Philippines Manila Minted Coin. Note the "M" mint mark next to the date and "United States of America" on the reverse. I have a collector friend who lives in South Korea that brought me up to speed with these. I had no idea that the US operated a mint in Manila and minted USA coins in peso/centavo denominations until he showed me his amazing collection at the San Fran ANA show in 2005. Prior to the opening of the Manila mint most of these Philippine coins were minted in San Francisco but it appears they were also minted earlier in Philadelphia and later in Denver according to the RedBook.

FatMan...you are correct, it was a branch mint! The correct answer is 8!

In 1920, the Manila Mint was opened, and was the first (and to date only) U.S. branch mint located outside the Continental United States.

 

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