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Quiz about Americas Coins
Quiz about Americas Coins

America's Coins Trivia Quiz


This is a very difficult quiz about U.S. coins that I guarantee you can't ace. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by mattc333. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
mattc333
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
539
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
2516
Last 3 plays: Guest 65 (8/10), Guest 206 (0/10), Guest 68 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The first coin to ever sell for over $1 million at auction was minted in what year? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Speaking of the first $1 mil coin, what denomination was it (in other words, if you spent it, how much merchandise would you get for it)? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is a person who collects coins called?

Answer: (One Word, must spell correctly)
Question 4 of 10
4. What president appears on the front of the $2 bill? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who appears on the 2000-dated 'golden dollars'?

Answer: (One Word, spell correctly)
Question 6 of 10
6. What was special about the 1964 Kennedy half dollars, besides that they were the first made? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How much is a 1943 wheat penny worth if it is magnetic? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How many presidents appear on current U.S. coins worth less than a dollar?

Answer: (Don't count Eisenhower, because his {$1} coin is over 20 years old.)
Question 9 of 10
9. Approximately how much did a 1804 silver dollar sell for at a 1999 auction, making it the most expensive coin sold at that time? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these is *not* a denomination of a former U.S. coin? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The first coin to ever sell for over $1 million at auction was minted in what year?

Answer: 1913

2. Speaking of the first $1 mil coin, what denomination was it (in other words, if you spent it, how much merchandise would you get for it)?

Answer: 5 cents

It was bought for {$1,315,000} by Kansas City, MO dealer Jay Parrino.
3. What is a person who collects coins called?

Answer: Numismatist

4. What president appears on the front of the $2 bill?

Answer: Jefferson

On the back is the signing of the Declaration of Independence
5. Who appears on the 2000-dated 'golden dollars'?

Answer: Sacagawea

Also appearing on the coin is her baby.
6. What was special about the 1964 Kennedy half dollars, besides that they were the first made?

Answer: Only Kennedy ones in 90 percent silver

They were produced due to the death of President John F. Kennedy the year before.
7. How much is a 1943 wheat penny worth if it is magnetic?

Answer: None of these

If a 1943 cent is magnetic, then it is worth about 10 cents. But if it is non-magnetic, then you have a very valuable coin.
8. How many presidents appear on current U.S. coins worth less than a dollar?

Answer: 5

They are Lincoln (1 cent), Jefferson (5 cents), Roosevelt (10 cents), Washington (25 cents), and Kennedy (50 cents).
9. Approximately how much did a 1804 silver dollar sell for at a 1999 auction, making it the most expensive coin sold at that time?

Answer: $4 million

10. Which of these is *not* a denomination of a former U.S. coin?

Answer: None of these

All three have been denominations, though long ago and only for a short time.
Source: Author mattc333

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