WEEK 556 HOPPY HOPPY WEEKEND!!

[LISA B]

This weeks First and Second place winners will be picked at random…

 

The question must be answered by Saturday at midnight EST

 

QUESTION:

 

What was the earliest federal coin to depict George Washington?

 

This weeks winner will win The Treasure Ship S.S. New York by Q. David Bowers

 

There will also be a runner up prize given to a selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details

 

 

[SamD]

The 25 cent quarter in 1932.

[mycoincollection-migration]

The Washington quarter- 1932.

 

Unless patterns count, in which case the coins from the late 1700's are the earliest.

[dan8402]

1932 25c?

[Kenneth F]

I have no clue... my guess is..... 1900 LAFAYETTE S$1 ??

[bsshog40]

1899 Lafayette Commemorative Dollar.

[mtnstyne]

1900 Lafayette Dollar

[jayman1970]

1900 Lafayette Dollar

[rrantique]

1783 LARGE BUST WASHINGTON & INDEPENDENCE

[ritter]

the 1789 1rst president U.S.A. 1797 George Washington coin not token

[einstein0505-migration]

George Washington first appeared on a commemorative dollar, Called the Lafayette Dollar (1900) and is the first US coin to picture a US president.

[physics-fan3.14]

Lafayette Dollar, 1900.

[dadams]

Quarter

[sc7000]

1932 Washington quarter.

[coin928]

This is a tough question since the answer depends on what is meant by the words "federal coin."

 

The first coin depicting Washington appears to have been minted in 1783. There are multiple candidates dated 1783, but since "Federalism" didn't come into existence until 1787, the first "federal coin" must be dated 1787 or later.

 

Therefore, I'm going to choose the 1791 Washington Cent which appears at the top of page 81 of the 2013 Red Book.

 

If "federal coin" means minted by US Mint, then I would choose the 1900 Lafayette Dollar (bottom of page 285 of the 2013 Red Book).

[e1cnr]

1783 Washington & Independence

[HiHoAudio]

1932 quarter.

[Abraham_Iam]

The 1900 Lafayette Dollar

[Abraham_Iam]

According to the US Mint.Gov highlight, George Washington first appeared with Lafayette, on the Lafayette Dollar in 1899. The coin book, "Warman's "Coins and Paper Money 4th ed.", shows the Lafayette Dollar as being a 1900

[LISA B]

QUESTION:

 

What was the earliest federal coin to depict George Washington?

 

Answer: Pattern 2-cent pieces dated 1863

 

This weeks winner would have won, The Treasure Ship S.S. New York by Q. David Bowers

 

NO WINNER THIS WEEK!!

 

Thank you for playing and please stop by this Friday for the PMG Numisma-Quest question