Quiz Time! How well do you know your U.S. Coin Designs?

WingedLiberty1957 · July 23, 2014 11:02AM

Below are small sections of 25 U.S. Coins out of my collection -- all are legal tender, though some might be commemoratives.

How many can you get right?

If a design is shared amongst more than one denomination, you can identify it by the major design type only.

pcgs69 · July 23, 2014 11:14AM

Let's see...here are my guesses

1 Pres Dollar
2 Morgan Dollar
3 Trade Dollar
4 Washington Quarter
5 Sac Dollar
6 Franklin Half
7 IHC
8 Lincoln Cent
9 ummm.. Jefferson nickel?
10 Flowing Hair Half - 1795
11 Classic Head (half?) cent
12 Braided Hair LC
13
14 SBA
15 Flying Eagle Cent
16 WLH
17
18 Seated Half?
19
20 Shield Nickel
21 Merc
22 Kennedy Half
23 CBH
24 Silver Roosevelt
25 some kind of Commem

coinsarefun · July 23, 2014 11:15AM

Since I am familiar with your collection I don't want to guess......but did want to say I love the colors

ms70 · July 23, 2014 11:15AM

Ok, here I go without cheating.

1
2 Morgan Dollar
3 Trade Dollar
4 George Washington $5 Gold Commem?
5 Sacagawea Dollar
6
7
8 Lincoln Cent
9 Jefferson Nickel
10 Flowing Hair Dollar
11
12 Large Cent
13 Trade Dollar
14 SBA Dollar
15 Flying Eagle Cent
16 Walking Lib Half
17
18 Seated Liberty Half
19 Half Disme
20
21 Barber 10 / 25 / 50 ?
22
23
24 Roosevelt Dime

What'd I win?

AnkurJ · July 23, 2014 11:20AM

1. Presidential dollar
2. Morgan dollar
3. Trade dollar
4. Washington quarter
5. Sacajawea dollar
6. Jefferson nickel
7. Indian cent
8. Lincoln cent
9. Jefferson nickel
10. Flowing hair type
11. Classic head half cent/cent
12. Coronet head half cent/cent
13. Colombian commem
14.
15. Flying eagle cent
16. Walking liberty half
17. Olympic commem
18. Seated or bust type
19.
20. Two cent
21. Barber type
22. Kennedy half
23. Caped bust half
24. Roosevelt dime
25. Sandiego commem

Crazy4Coins · July 23, 2014 11:24AM

19. Buffalo Nickel

magikbilly · July 23, 2014 11:24AM

1)
2)Morgan
3) Trade
4) Wash 25C$
5) Sac 1$
6) Franklin
7) Indian 1C
8) Lincoln 1C
9) Jeff 5C
10) Flowing/Etc hair something early
11) Cent
12) Cent
13) Oh Commem...Isabella?
14) Perhaps Spouse coin
15) Flying Eagle
16)
17)
18)
20)
21) Barber someone
22) Kennedy hair
23) Capped 50C
24) ? Commem

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CoinJunkie · July 23, 2014 11:35AM

Best I can do without scouring the Red Book:

1. Presidential Dollar
2. Morgan Dollar
3. Trade Dollar
4.
5. Sac Dollar
6. Franklin Half
7. Indian Head Cent
8. Lincoln Cent
9. Jefferson Nickel
10. Flowing Hair Type
11.
12. Braided Hair Cent
13. Columbian Expo Half
14. SBA Dollar
15. Flying Eagle Cent
16. Walking Liberty Half
17. 1984 Olympic Dollar
18. Seated Type
19.
20.
21. Draped Bust Type
22.
23. Capped Bust Type
24. Roosevelt Dime
25. Texas Half

TwoSides2aCoin · July 23, 2014 11:43AM

I knew Susan B Anthony without seeing her bun. That's scary.

Kaline6 · July 23, 2014 11:52AM

<< <i>Let's see...here are my guesses

1 Pres Dollar
2 Morgan Dollar
3 Trade Dollar
4 Washington Quarter
5 Sac Dollar
6 Franklin Half
7 IHC
8 Lincoln Cent
9 ummm.. Jefferson nickel?
10 Flowing Hair Half - 1795
11 Classic Head (half?) cent
12 Braided Hair LC
13
14 SBA
15 Flying Eagle Cent
16 WLH
17
18 Seated Half?
19
20 Shield Nickel
21 Merc
22 Kennedy Half
23 CBH
24 Silver Roosevelt
25 some kind of Commem >>

Impressive!

25 is Texas.

WingedLiberty1957 · July 23, 2014 5:54PM

interesting seeing which ones mist people get instantly, and which ones cause struggle.

Type2 · July 23, 2014 6:11PM

1. Presidential dollar
2. Morgan dollar
3. Trade dollar
4. Washington quarter
5. Sacajawea dollar
6. Jefferson nickel
7. Indian cent
8. Lincoln cent
9. Jefferson nickel
10. Flowing hair type
11. Classic head half cent/cent
12. Coronet head half cent/cent
13. Colombian commem
14. SBA
15. Flying eagle cent
16. Walking liberty half
17. Olympic commem
18. Seated or bust type
19. Buffalo
20. Two cent
21. Barber type
22. Kennedy half
23. Caped bust half
24. Roosevelt dime
25. Tex comm

pcgs69 · July 24, 2014 10:19AM

<< <i>1. Presidential dollar
2. Morgan dollar
3. Trade dollar
4. Washington quarter
5. Sacajawea dollar
6. Jefferson nickel
7. Indian cent
8. Lincoln cent
9. Jefferson nickel
10. Flowing hair type
11. Classic head half cent/cent
12. Coronet head half cent/cent
13. Colombian commem
14. SBA
15. Flying eagle cent
16. Walking liberty half
17. Olympic commem
18. Seated or bust type
19. Buffalo
20. Two cent
21. Barber type
22. Kennedy half
23. Caped bust half
24. Roosevelt dime
25. Tex comm >>

No fair! You took ankur's post and added to it!!

Type2 · July 24, 2014 5:28PM

Saves time.

It's not how you do it but if you do it right.

LochNESS · July 24, 2014 6:23PM

<< <i>interesting seeing which ones mist people get instantly, and which ones cause struggle. >>

Do I detect a slight sense of diabolical joy?

Thanks for posting these awesome quizzes!
Be gentle, I'm a darksider. OK here's my guesses:

1. Statue of Liberty commem
2. no clue
3. no clue
4. Washington quarter
5. Sacagawea dollar
6. Franklin half dollar
7. no clue
8. Lincoln cent
9. Jefferson nickel - pre 2005 Monticello reverse
10. Flowing Hair dollar
11. no clue
12. Coronet type cent
13. Colombian Expo commem
14. Susan B. Anthony dollar
15. Flying Eagle quarter
16. no clue
17. modern Washington quarter?
18. no clue
19. Peace dollar
20. Trime 3-cent?
21. Morgan dollar
22. Kennedy half dollar
23. Capped Bust type
24. Roosevelt dime
25. Oregon Trail commem

WingedLiberty1957 · July 25, 2014 4:31AM

Good guesses everyone! Just about everyone here seems to have an eagle eye.

Here is the official answer key:

mrdq · July 25, 2014 5:33AM

I bombed, but it was fun! Thanks for doing it.

Raybo · July 25, 2014 8:49AM

<< <i>19. Buffalo Nickel >>

originalisbest · July 25, 2014 8:53AM

Fun quiz. Some easy, some tough -- I was stumped by the cropping of the Buffalo nickel as well! Saw it once it was pointed out.

Very nice photography, as well!

Quiz Time! How well do you know your U.S. Coin Designs?

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