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Week # 140 - Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

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QUESTION:

 

Ben Franklin considered the eagle to be a bird of bad moral character and proposed a substitute national symbol for our coins. What was it?

Good Luck!!

 

Our first place winner will receive The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels (second edition) written by David Lange.(SIGNED) We will also give a prize to a randomly selected player.

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

When you post your answer, only the administrators can see it. Stop back each Monday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners.

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Turkey yeahok.gif

 

A Noble bird! Ben was right about the eagle. A purddy buzzard it is. Acts just like a buzzard. Mind you, I like eagles quite a bit, but the turkey is MAGNIFICENT! sumo.gif

 

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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!

 

QUESTION:

 

Ben Franklin considered the eagle to be a bird of bad moral character and proposed a substitute national symbol for our coins. What was it?

 

ANSWER:

 

The Turkey!!

 

 

Congratulations JamminJ!!! You are this weeks Numismaquest winner. Your prize is a copy of The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels (second edition) signed by David Lange.

 

Runner up winner is CarolinaCollector! You will be receiving a display box.

 

Thanks for playing and stop back next week for another question. Keep up the good work!

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First time I was quick enough to get the first prize.

Thanks again for hosting the contest!

 

-JamminJ

Yeah, and you beat me by 9 minutes from my firstever 1st prize. I'll never get that close again. crazy.gif

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First time I was quick enough to get the first prize.

Thanks again for hosting the contest!

 

-JamminJ

Yeah, and you beat me by 9 minutes from my firstever 1st prize. I'll never get that close again. crazy.gif

 

That's a shame as the book is really excellent. poke2.gif

 

-JamminJ

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