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Quiz about From Large Cents To Half Unions

From Large Cents To Half Unions Quiz

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

A multiple-choice quiz by natus_magnus. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
natus_magnus

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,618

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is a trime? Hint

It is fictional

A three-cent piece

A third of a cent

A fifteen cent piece

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Question 2 of 10

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? Hint

Triple eagle

Half union

Half C (C is the Roman Numeral for 100)

It was never named.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following US coins had the shortest production life-span? Hint

Half cent

Two-cent piece

2 and 1/2 dollar gold piece

Twenty-cent piece

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following was not a US denomination? Hint

All were denominations

3 dollar gold-piece

4- dollar gold piece (Stella)

Half Dime

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Question 5 of 10

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? Hint

Two-cent piece

Three-cent piece

Penny

Half Cent

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Question 6 of 10

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? Hint

Ten Cents

Five Cents

Small Cent

Nickel three-cent piece

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Question 7 of 10

7. The smallest silver coin minted was? Hint

Three-cent piece

Dime

Half Dime

Quarter Eagle

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Question 8 of 10

8. The large cent was first struck in ---- and was last struck in ----? Hint

1798; 1823

1794; 1855

1793; 1857

1793; 1858

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Question 9 of 10

9. Half dimes were not struck at which of the following mints? Hint

San Francisco

Philadelphia

Charlotte

New Orleans

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the main device on the reverse of a twenty-cent piece? Hint

A shield

A wreath

13 stars

An eagle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a trime?

Answer: A three-cent piece

Three cent pieces were coined from 1851-1889.

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?

Answer: Half union

You think having a couple dollars in change in your purse or pocket is heavy. Imagine the possibilities if this denomination were coined and widely accepted.

3. Which of the following US coins had the shortest production life-span?

Answer: Twenty-cent piece

The twenty-cent piece was coined for circulation from 1875-1876. Similar in size, weight, and design to the quarter, it was exceedingly unpopular because it was often mistaken for a quarter. (Did something like that happen almost a hundred years later with the Susan B. Anthony Dollar?)

4. Which of the following was not a US denomination?

Answer: All were denominations

Three dollar gold pieces are rare and highly desirable. Stellas are extremely rare (460 minted) and are auction-calibre coins. Half dimes are cool and inexpensive- go get one.

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?

Answer: Two-cent piece

A little known denomination, two cent pieces are plentiful and inexpensive in low-grade.

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?

Answer: Small Cent

The common nickel that we spend today was not introduced until after the Civil War in 1866. Before that time we had a silver coin called a half dime. (Yes, it was half a dime.) The small cent that was introduced in 1857 was made of copper and nickel. Before the introduction of the five-cent nickel in 1866, these pennies were often referred to as nickels or nicks.

The nickel three-cent piece was introduced in 1866 as well.

7. The smallest silver coin minted was?

Answer: Three-cent piece

The silver three-cent piece was the smallest with a diameter of 14mm and a weight of 0.8 grams- it was definitely an easy piece to lose.

8. The large cent was first struck in ---- and was last struck in ----?

Answer: 1793; 1857

Early large cents can be very expensive, but with a little searching, a low-grade example from 1798 can be located for a decent price.

9. Half dimes were not struck at which of the following mints?

Answer: Charlotte

Charlotte was a US mint from 1838-1861 that struck coins when the half dime was coined. However it never struck anything but gold coins.

10. What is the main device on the reverse of a twenty-cent piece?

Answer: An eagle

The eagle on the twenty-cent piece is very similar to that on the trade dollar which was struck at the same time.

Source: Author natus_magnus

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