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Quiz Time...and I Failed Miserably

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Found this rather difficult quiz recently. I'll post the answers in a day or 2. Enjoy

1. Interesting varieties abound in the early U.S. Large Cent series. In what year did the famous 3 error reverse (1/000, one stem & IINITED) occur?

1. 1799
2. 1801
3. 1803
4. 1904

2. Overdated dimes (1942, 2 over 1) were made during the busy wartime production year of 1942. Which mint(s) did not produce an overdate that year?

1. Philadelphia
2. Denver
3. San Francisco
4. Both Denver and San Francisco

3. In which of these years did the Philadelphia Mint make the often-promoted dime nicknamed "Little Orphan Annie"?

1. 1868
2. 1844
3. 1916
4. 1838

4. In 1922, Lincoln Cents were produced at which minting facility(s)?

1. Denver
2. Denver and Philadelphia
3. San Francisco
4. Philadelphia

5. The edge of the Twenty-Cent Piece produced from 1875 through 1878 was

1. Reeded
2. Lettered
3. Plain
4. Engraved

6. The Liberty Head type Half Cent was first struck in what year?

1. 1792
2. 1793
3. 1794
4. 1796

7. Zinc coated steel was used in the manufacture of Lincoln Cents as a replacement material for copper, a crucial war material, in what year?

1. 1942
2. 1943
3. 1945
4. 1946

8. The "Hot Lips" variety of Morgan dollars was struck in 1888 at which mint?

1. Philadelphia
2. Denver
3. San Francisco
4. New Orleans

9. In 1848 " CAL" was punched above the eagle on the reverse of gold coins of what denomination?

1. Gold Dollars
2. Quarter Eagles
3. Half Eagles
4. Eagles

10. Kennedy Type Half Dollars were made with which metallic composition(s)?

1. .900 Silver
2. .400 Silver
3. Copper-Nickel
4. All of the above

11. The Jefferson Type Nickel was designed by Felix Schlag. His initials were finally added below the bust in which year?

1. 1939
2. 1946
3. 1966
4. 1968

12. On the Fugio Cent, the legend meaning time flies and the admonition to "mind your own business" are generally credited to?

1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Benjamin Franklin
4. Alexander Hamilton

13. Proof coins were issued each year from 1936 through 1942. After a hiatus, proof coins were again offered by the mint beginning in what year?

1. 1947
2. 1949
3. 1950
4. 1952

14. The last year for regular issue Half Cents and large cents was in what year?

1. 1836
2. 1838
3. 1856
4. 1857

15. Two wartime silver-alloy Jefferson nickels are compared to a Mercury dime from the same era. Which statement is correct?

1. There is more silver in the two nickels combined than in the dime.
2. The two nickels are about the same as the dime in silver content.
3. There is more silver in the dime than in the two nickels combined.
4. Each nickel has as much silver as the dime.

16. As a change to the original design, three stars were placed below the eagle on the reverse of the Standing Liberty quarter in what year?

1. 1916
2. 1917
3. 1918
4. 1926

17. The Liberty Walking half dollar was designed by Adolph A. Weinman. What other regular issue coin was designed by him as well?

1. Indian Head cent
2. Buffalo nickel
3. Mercury Head Dime
4. Standing Liberty quarter

18. Victor D. Brenner's designed the Lincoln Head cent which was first issued in 1909. His initials appeared on the reverse of the cent in that year, but were removed, only to be restored to the obverse of the cent in what year?

1. 1911
2. 1915
3. 1917
4. 1918

19. The United States produced regular issue coins of various denominations. Which denomination was never used?

1. Half Cents
2. Two Cents
3. Two and One Half Cents
4. Three Cents

1-B; 2-C; 3-B; 4-A; 5-C; 6-B; 7-B; 8-D; 9-B; 10-D; 11-C; 12-C; 13-C; 14-D; 15-A; 16-B; 17-C; 18-D; 19-C
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Question 19 needs different answer choices!
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By the way, how many correct answers do you need to "pass" this test?
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10/19. Still it's more than half correct...
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Thanks for the Brain twister, very good quiz GO.
I suppose we are just supposed to think and not post how we do on this one.
Great educational one for new people to collecting US coins to research and learn with.
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 Posted 02/25/2009  11:08 pm  Show Profile   Check GO's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GO to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I stole this from another website. For some reason it used to have A, B, C, & D as the selections but it got changed to numbers in the copy paste

Highlight the area below question 19 for the answers
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16/19. Missed 5, 9, and 15.
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I got 14 of 19 correct, which is actually a lot better than I expected!
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I only got 11 right; I'm disappointed!!
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