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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My 3000 post contest is open to UK, Canada, Australia, and USA members with 50 or more quality posts and have been a member of CCF for more than a month. I'll be posting the Quiz at or around 12:01 AM Saturday morning forum time below this page somewhere. Hold your comments so it doesn't end up on page 4 or 5. I am doing this so our overseas people don't wake up and see that this contest is over. I might have borrowed a couple questions from other quizzes but I pretty much made this up myself. If you have a good argument on an answer, we'll listen. I like to have contests of the numismatic & educational type so I will try to give us one here of 16 answers needed. It is a 12 question multiple choice test and 2 True or False and two fill in the blank word or words contest. It won't be an easy one and be careful of trick questions. The way this works is you post your answers this way for example, and I will announce when the winner has them all correct. 1.a 2.b 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.b 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.b 11.c 12.d 13. Lincoln Cent14. maybe true maybe not 15. might be false might not be 16. SpongBob Squarepants If you have any wrong, I will only tell you how many are wrong but not which ones. I can't sit all day and respond to each post as they get done but I will give a rundown each evening on the score like this. Centguy has 3 wrong Nickelguy has 4 wrong Dimeguy has 1 wrong Although two or more may have them all correct by the time I check the scores, the first to post correctly will win. One try per day, but this should be over rather quickly knowing the tough competition that follows the contest section regularly. The prize is not too shabby, an 1889 Morgan dollar in probably AU grade shipped free. I think it does make a nice prize with silver being on the rise.  GOOD LUCK and Thank you CCF for all the fun so far!
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Moderator
 United States
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Looking forward to the challenge. Wonderful prize as well.  I say all answers are "True"  David |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
602 Posts |
Great prize. Good luck all. WOLF
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
Thanks wheezy!  Edited by Scooby Due
12/16/2010 11:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Turkey
870 Posts |
Great prize, too bad it is not available here! Good luck everyone!
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10284 Posts |
The test: 1. Which of these Jefferson nickels in MS-66 condition WITH "full steps" would be probably by far, be the most valuable or expensive?a. 1941 S b. 1945 S c. 1950 D d. 1953 S 2. Of these, which is the only US small size Federal Reserve note that does not have a "Dead President" on it ?a. Two Dollar Bill b. Ten Dollar Bill c. Hundred Dollar Bill d. More than one here, a trick question. 3. If you weighed 100 pounds and were given your weight in ONE DOLLAR BILLS, about how much money would you be given?a. $5,600.00 b. $45,400.00 c. $267,500.00 d. $498,200.00 4. Which US Coin was the first to bear the motto "In God We Trust"a. US Trade dollarb. Draped Bust Large Cent c. Two Cent copper d. Twenty Dollar Liberty Double Eagle 5. The grooves on the sides of some coins form "reeds." How many reeds are on the side of a quarter? a. 48 b. 75 c. 119 d. 271 6. How many ways can you change a U.S. 25-cent piece, a quarter? (Using dimes, nickels and cents.)a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 7. Before we went off the gold standard in 1933, what was the ratio of value between gold and silver?a. 10 of silver to one of gold. b. 16 of silver to one of gold. c. 40 of silver to one of gold. d. 100 of silver to one of gold. 8. Wheezydog has 3 completed sets of certain US coins series, not perfect, but complete in at least all the dates and mint marks.
Which one of these are not one of those series or sets.a. Kennedy half dollarsb. Buffalo nickelsc. Jefferson nickelsd. Franklin half dollars 9. What valuable coin was found by a new member of CCF in 2010 while working at a gas station. This had a lot of members doubting that the story was true, but it turned out to be a the real thing when the coin returned from the grading service?a. 1909 S VDB Lincoln Centb. 1955 Doubled die Lincoln Centc. 1974 Aluminum Lincoln Centd. 1983 Doubled die reverse Lincoln Cent 10. Identify the item in picture. a. US Copper Two Cent Pattern b. A "hard times" token c. An Army Navy Civil War token d. A Capped Bust Large Cent 11. A "Barr Note" refers to which of the followinga. US Paper money that is printed to replace a new unsatisfactory damaged note during printing or cutting. b. A one dollar bill with a signature of Joseph W. Barr who served a very short term as Treasury Secretary. c. A 1928 series $100.00 Gold Certificate d. Any Confederate note that was demonetized after the end of the Civil War. 12. Which of these US coins is not an extremely valuable Classic Rarity.a. 1933 Gold Double Eagle b. 1916 D Mercury dimec. 1804 Silver Dollar d. 1913 Liberty Head V nickel 13. This 1930's commemorative silver coin would best be described
as a _______________
half dollar.  14. The only actual image of a woman (real person) whose portrait appeared on any United States paper money was Martha Washington TRUE or FALSE 15. Odd as it might seem, since 1866 the US Nickel 5 cent coin ( other than the wartime composition ) is actually 75% copper and only 25% nickel.TRUE or FALSE 16. This prize, a 1889 Morgan dollar, was photographed on the cover of a very thick book I am reading lately. You can see part of that persons face on the cover under the coin.
The only thing I can tell you is that most everyone would know this important American. His name is_______________ _______________ END OF TEST.
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12/18/2010 08:21 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Ha ha! Right on time! Good luck all, sorry about limited geographical eligibility but it's better than just USA. I am trying to stretch out the best I can here and realize some of my favorite members are left out. |
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Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
Thanks Wheezy! Do you want the our answers posted right here or as a PM?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Right here, you may find it easier if you copy and paste the 1 through 16 and change them as you go. Like this.... 1.A 2.b 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.b 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.b 11.c 12.d 13. Lincoln Cent14. maybe true maybe not 15. might be false might not be 16. SpongBob Squarepants |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Good night, I have a wrestling tournament bus load in the morning. Got to be at the bus yard at 6:30 am brrrrrrrr !
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Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
1. d
2. c
3. b
4. c
5. c
6. d
7. b
8. b
9. a
10. b
11. b
12. a
13. Texas
14. true
15. true
16. George Washington
Not sure about the last one. Thanks again Wheezy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
Tough test wheezy! A lot of fun to look up the ones I didn't know. Thanks! 1.d 2.c 3.b 4.c 5.c 6.d 7.b 8.a 9.a 10.c 11.b 12.a 13. Texas Independence 14. True 15. True 16. Abraham Lincoln |
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
Attempt # 1 for me:
1.C
2.D
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.C
7.B
8.D
9.A
10.C
11.B
12.A
13. 1934 Texas Centennial
14. False
15. True
16. George T. Morgan
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Valued Member
Canada
287 Posts |
1.C
2.C
3.D
4.C
5.C
6.C
7.B
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.B
12.A
13. SPANISH TRIAL
14. True
15. TRUE
16. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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Valued Member
Canada
287 Posts |
Ooops, I made a spelling mistake. Is it too late to change Trial to Trail?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I'll give it a try.. wheezy, thanks for the contest, even if it is all about U.S. coins..  1-D 2-C 3-C 4-C 5-B 6-D 7-B 8-C 9-A 10-D 11-B 12-A 13-Texas 14-True 15-True 16- Thomas Jefferson |
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Posted 12/16/2010 11:04 pm
