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WEEK # 627 MAKING UP THIS WEEK.....

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QUESTION:

 

Due to technical difficulties from the last coin question, they were all deleted, we will be giving 2 first prize and 2 runner ups.

 

Name all of the United States coin denominations formerly made for general circulation that are no longer minted for that purpose.

 

This weeks first place winner will win a copy of, Numismatic Art In America, Aesthetics of the United States Coinage, 2nd Edition by Corneluis Vermeule

 

and

 

A copy of The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Second Edition by David W. Lange

 

 

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.

 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

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Half Cent

Two Cent

Three Cent Silver

Three Cent CN

Half Dime (I guess although the nickel is now circulating)

Twenty Cent Piece

Half Dollar

1 Gold

2.5 Gold

5 Gold

10 Gold

20 Gold

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Wow this is going to be a big one! :)

Half Cents

Two Cent Pieces

Three Cent Pieces

Half Dimes

Twenty Cent Piece

Half Dollars (they don't make them for general circulation anymore)

Quarter Eagles

$3 Gold

Half Eagles

Eagles

Double Eagles

 

That should be it.

Hopefully you're not including Large Cents as a separate denomination. I don't think it is, so therefore I have not included it on my list.

 

Thanks and have a good weekend all!

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Half cent

2 cent

3 cent

half dime (5 cents is still made, but the "nickel" is usually considered to be different)

20 cent

half dollar (still produced, but no longer for circulation - only sufficient to meet collector demand)

2.5 dollar

3 dollar

5 dollar

10 dollar

20 dollar

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1/2 cent

2 cent piece

3 cent nickel and silver

half dime

20 cent piece

$1 gold/silver/clad

$2.50 Quarter Eagle

Gold $3

$5 Half Eagle

$10 Eagle

$20 Double Eagle

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all of the United States coin denominations formerly made for general circulation that are no longer minted for that purpose --

 

Assuming pre-colonial coinage doesn't count, and that current modern commemoratives are not general circulation --

 

HALF CENT

TWO CENT PIECES

THREE CENT PIECES

HALF DIMES

TWENTY CENT PIECES

QUARTER EAGLES ($2.50)

$3.00 Gold Pieces

$4.00 STELLA

HALF EAGLES ($5.00)

EAGLES ($10.00)

DOUBLE EAGLES ($20.00)

PAN-PAC $50.00

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Not sure if submitted use this one.

 

half cent

large cent

2 cent

3 cent

half dime

20 cent coins

 

$1 gold coin

$2.50 gold coin

$3.00 gold coin

$5.00 gold coin

$10 gold coin

$20 gold coin

 

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QUESTION: 

 

Name all of the United States coin denominations formerly made for general circulation that are no longer minted for that purpose.

 

Answer: Half cent, two cents, three cents, 20 cents, half dollar, dollar, quarter eagle, three dollars, half eagle, eagle and double eagle (half dime is optional)

 

Our only winner this week is bsshog40!

 

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

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