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From Large Cents To Half Unions

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : American Coins & Banknotes : From Large Cents To Half Unions

Introduction:
"What is a trime? If you know, you will do very well on this quiz."


1. What is a trime?
    A three-cent piece
    A third of a cent
    It is fictional
    A fifteen cent piece


2. The US toyed with the idea of a fifty dollar gold piece and struck a few prototypes called 'patterns'. What was the name of this large coin?
    Triple eagle
    It was never named.
    Half C (C is the Roman Numeral for 100)
    Half union


3. Which of the following had the shortest production life-span?
    Two-cent piece
    Half cent
    Twenty-cent piece
    2 and 1/2 dollar gold piece


4. Which of the following was not a US denomination?
    All were denominations
    3 dollar gold-piece
    4- dollar gold piece (Stella)
    Half Dime


5. The motto "In God We Trust" was first placed on our coins during the Civil War by Abraham Lincoln. On what denomination did he place it?
    Penny
    Two-cent piece
    Three-cent piece
    Half Cent


6. Imagine the year is 1863, and you are a clerk in a Philadelphia drugstore. A kid comes in and picks out some candy, and you tell him his total is a nickel. What will he probably hand you?
    Small Cent
    Nickel three-cent piece
    Five Cents
    Ten Cents


7. The smallest silver coin minted was?
    Quarter Eagle
    Half Dime
    Three-cent piece
    Dime


8. The large cent was first struck in ---- and was last struck in ----?
    1793; 1857
    1793; 1858
    1794; 1855
    1798; 1823


9. Half dimes were not struck at which of the following mints?
    Philadelphia
    San Francisco
    New Orleans
    Charlotte


10. What is the main device on the reverse of a twenty-cent piece?
    A shield
    A wreath
    13 stars
    An eagle


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