Test Your Coin Trivia Knowledge
1. Name the first real-life woman to appear on a circulating U.S. coin.
2. When was the famous 1804 Draped Bust Dollar struck?
3. What is different about the obverse of the 2023 Washington quarter?
4. Which coin was the first to carry the “P” mintmark?
5. True or False? The last silver U.S. coin minted for circulation was in 1964.
6. True or False? The first coin minted by the West Point Mint was the 1984-W $10 Olympic Commemorative coin.
7. When was the “D” mintmark first used?
8. Name the first U.S. coin to sell for over one million dollars.
9. What is the highest grade for a 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, the world’s most valuable coin?
10. Name the first coin to carry the motto “In God We Trust”
Answers
1. Susan B. Anthony Dollar
2. 1834-1835
3. Washington facing right
4. 1942 Jefferson Silver Nickel
5. False. 40% Kennedy halves minted through 1970
6. False. The West Point Mint had been striking Lincoln Cents & Washington Quarters without mintmarks since 1974
7. 1838 on Dahlonega gold coins
8. 1913 Liberty Nickel
9. PCGS MS65 – sold in 2021 for $18,872,250
10. 1864 Two-Cent piece
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