Welcome to our latest
numismatic challenge. If you enjoy the arcane and obscure aspects of
numismatics, you may have fun with this. Questions range from basic, such as
No. 1 below, to ones requiring experience and study.
See how well you do. A
score of 5 or more correct is doing quite well. You will deserve a gold star!
1: The D mintmark on a Lincoln cent is for:
a. Dallas, TX
b. Dahlonega, GA
c. Denver, CO
d. Dubuque, IA
2: In MS-65 grade which is the most expensive coin?
a. 1886-O Morgan silver dollar
b. 1853 With Arrows Liberty Seated half dollar
c. 1928 No Motto double eagle
d. 1817 cent with 15 instead of 13 stars
3: The 1892 Columbian half dollar
a. Was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
b. Had a mintage of fewer than 500,000 pieces
c. Is the first United States commemorative coin
d. In MS-65 is worth over $20,000 today
4: The first gold dollar made for circulation was minted in
a. 1795
b. 1849
c. 1877
d. 1854
5: The only overdate in the nickel three-cent series is the
a. 1878/7
b. 1889/8
c. 1865/4
d. 1887/6
6: The equestrian statue on the reverse of the 1900 Lafayette dollar
shows a statue erected in
a. Paris
b. New York City
c. Philadelphia, PA
d. Ballston Spa, NY
7: Among early large copper cents the rarest date is
a. 1799
b. 1793
c. 1804
d. 1797
8: Which one of these coins was never struck?
a. 1921-S dime *
b. 1927-D double eagle
c. 1898-S quarter
d. 1860-S gold dollar
9: In the first year of operation of the Carson City Mint, 1870,
which denomination was not made?
a. $20 gold
b. Dime
c. Half dollar
d. $10 gold
10: The founding editor of A Guide Book of United States
Coins was
a. B. Max Mehl
b. Bennett Cerf
c. Richard S. Yeoman
d. William H. Woodin
Answers: 1-c, 2-a, 3-c,
4-b, 5-d, 6-a, 7-a, 8-a, 9-b, 10-c
