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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.

Author
mattc333

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
539

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2524

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The first coin to ever sell for over $1 million at auction was minted in what year? Hint

1913

1876

1924

1907

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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

1 cent

10 cents

5 cents

1 dollar

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a person who collects coins called?

Answer: (One Word, must spell correctly)

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Question 4 of 10

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

Jefferson

Grant

Adams

Hamilton

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Question 5 of 10

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

Answer: (One Word, spell correctly)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was special about the 1964 Kennedy half dollars, besides that they were the first made? Hint

Larger in size than later dates

Were not produced until 1967

Only 10,000 made

Only Kennedy ones in 90 percent silver

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Question 7 of 10

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

$10,000

$25,000

None of these

$50,000

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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.)

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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

$13 million

$30 million

$4 million

$500,000

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Question 10 of 10

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

20 cents

3 cents

Half cent

None of these

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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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