Coin Collecting Trivia: Are You a True Numismatist?
1.
What U.S. Mint was the "O" mint mark from?
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New Orleans, Louisiana
2.
What is the name of the Canadian dollar?
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Loonie
3.
During what time period were Jefferson Nickels made out of silver?
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World War II
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What was the costly error made on some very rare 1943 pennies?
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Accidentally Made Of Copper
5.
Who is the Native American on the 2000 gold dollars?
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Sacagawea
6.
What was the last year of circulating U.S. coins produced from 90% silver?
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1964
7.
Why are the Canadian coins of 1911 called Godless?
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The Inscription "Dei Gratia Rex" Was Omitted
8.
When were U.S. "Bicentennial" coins made?
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1975 And 1976
9.
What was considered controversial about the 1916 Standing Liberty quarter?
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Lady Liberty Was Bare Breasted
10.
What is a Double Eagle?
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A Twenty Dollar Gold Piece
11.
What famous baseball player was honored with a commemorative coin in 1997?
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Jackie Robinson
12.
On which country's coins can you find the word "HELVETICA"?
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Switzerland
13.
What building is depicted on the reverse of the bicentennial half-dollar?
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Independence Hall
14.
Which Caribbean nation issued coins honoring Ernest Hemingway?
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Cuba
15.
Why are early Indian Head cents sometimes called white cents?
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They Contained Nickel Which Gave Them A Lighter Colored Appearance
16.
In what year was the three legged buffalo nickel minted?
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1937
17.
When did the Canadian two dollar bill go extinct?
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1996
18.
The Lincoln one cent piece was first minted in which year?
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Mar/05
19.
The centenary of the RCMP was commemorated on which year on the CDN quarter?
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1973
20.
What is the rarest Barber Dime of which only 24 were made?
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1894-S
21.
What type of United States quarter was made from 1916-1930?
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Standing Liberty Quarter
22.
Who was on the Barber Dime, Quarter, and Half Dollar?
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Lady Liberty
23.
What was the third state quarter produced?
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New Jersey
24.
What year did the Lincoln Memorial replace the wheat fronds on the back of the penny?
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1959
25.
Who designed the Barber coins?
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James Barber
26.
What penny was made for only a few years right before the Indian-Head penny?
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Flying Eagle Penny
27.
Excluding 1999, what 3 years were the Susan B. Anthony dollars made?
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1979-1981
28.
What was the name of the currency used in Finland before it adopted the euro?
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Markkaa
29.
Which of these Mercury dimes never existed?
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1922-D
30.
What was the first U.S. coin to bear the motto "In God We Trust"?
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1864 Two Cent Piece
31.
In what year was the silver dollar commemorating the 250th birthday of Thomas Jefferson's birth produced?
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1994
32.
In what city were gold coins with a "C" mint mark produced?
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Charlotte, NC
33.
In what year did Canada produce a series of commemorative 25 cent coins for each of their provinces?
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1992
34.
In what year did Great Britain replace their old pounds, shillings, and pence system with a decimal system?
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1971
35.
What country annually issues a series of cat coins?
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Isle Of Man
36.
What was the only year Canada had a 20 cent piece?
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1858
37.
What was the last year Queen Elizabeth II appeared on coins of Hong Kong?
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1992
38.
Who designed the Roosevelt dime?
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John Sinnock
39.
What was the only Canadian province to have their own gold coin prior to joining Canada?
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Newfoundland
40.
In what year were only 5 Liberty head nickels produced?
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1913
41.
How many sides does the edge of Canada's loon dollar coin have?
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11
42.
Who is the man riding the horse on the Delaware state quarter?
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Cesar Rodney
43.
U.S. gold coins with a "D" mint mark made before 1861 came from which mint?
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Dahlonega, GA
44.
How many mints produced Morgan silver dollars?
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5
45.
By what name are gold one pound coins of Great Britain commonly known?
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Sovereign
46.
What does it mean when a coin is called a mule?
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An Error Created By Mismatched Dies In Which A Coin Has An Obverse And Reverse That Were Not Intended To Go Together
47.
What is the definition of sterling silver?
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.925 Fine
48.
What was the last year the U.S. had a half cent?
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1857
49.
Who designed the Kennedy half dollar?
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Obverse By Gilroy Roberts, Reverse By Frank Gasparro
50.
In what city were Canadian coins with an "H" mint mark made?
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Birmingham, England
51.
What was the denomination of the rare gold "stella" pattern?
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$4
52.
By what name was an early U.S. dime known?
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Disme
53.
What makes some early U.S. silver coins technically illegal?
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They Had The Wrong Silver Content
54.
Which country has the ngultrum as their currency?
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Bhutan
55.
What was the last year of Susan B. Anthony dollar?
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1999
56.
Which animal appeared on the reverse of the 1967 Canadian 5 cent piece?
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Rabbit
57.
Who was the only king to appear on Canadian $5 and $10 gold pieces?
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George V
58.
What reference book is considered the leading authority on world coins?
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Krause
59.
Coins that say UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on one side and ONE PESO on the other were used where?
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Philippines
60.
Excluding commemoratives, how many different types of half dollars were there in the twentieth century?
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4
61.
What was the primary silver coin used in ancient Rome?
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Denarius
62.
How many dates are on the Virginia state quarter?
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4
63.
Where did the word Thaler, meaning a silver coin, come from?
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Joachimsthal, Bohemia
64.
In what year did proof sets of coins go to the hard plastic case instead of the cellophane flat pack?
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1968
65.
What was the last year coins were minted for Newfoundland before it became part of Canada?
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1947
66.
In the old British system how many shillings equaled one crown?
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5
67.
The reverse of the half dollar depicted the Liberty Bell during which period in history?
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The Eisenhower Administration
68.
What is the face value of a gold slug?
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$50
69.
In what year did Canada have a two cent piece?
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Canada Never Had A Two Cent Piece
70.
How many circulating varieties of Lincoln cents were minted in 1982?
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7
71.
What is the only year a 3 cent piece was made with a mint mark?
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1851
72.
In coin collecting, what is a fantasy?
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Something That Resembles A Coin But Was Not Issued By Any Legitimate Government
73.
What year were no Washington quarters made?
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1933
74.
What was the first year Canada had a silver dollar?
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1935
75.
What does the small maple leaf next to the date of some 1947 Canadian coins signify?
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It Means The Coins Were Actually Minted In 1948
76.
What mint produced 1922 Lincoln cents without a mint mark?
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Denver
77.
Which country once had circulating platinum coins?
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Russia
78.
Which country starting in 1888 had coins depicting their infant king?
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Spain
79.
What does "BU" mean in coin collecting?
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Brilliant Uncirculated
80.
What type of fish was depicted on Canada's 10-cent piece in 1967?
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Mackerel
81.
How many stars are on the reverse of the Sacagawea dollar?
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17
82.
In what years were all U.S. coins made without mint marks?
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1965-1967
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In what year did Canada produce a 3 cent piece?
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2001
84.
What were 1943 steel cents coated with?
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Zinc
85.
How many different metallic compositions has the Kennedy half dollar come in?
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3
86.
What is the rarest Mercury dime?
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1916-D
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What was the last year of circulating silver coins made with an "S" mint mark?
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1955
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What was the first year of Lincoln cent with a "D" mint mark?
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1911
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