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Coins of Canada
Quiz

Think you're an expert numismatist? Test your knowledge of coins of Canada with this 10-question, online quiz. (Check back with us again soon for a new quiz on this subject (previous quizzes will be archived). Have a suggestion for a quiz on another subject? Please contact us. Thank you and good luck!

A quiz is usually a form of student assessment, but often has fewer questions of lesser difficulty and requires less time for completion than a test. This use is typically found in the USA and Canada. -- Quiz (Wikipedia)

1. Where were most of the early coins of Canada struck (minted)?
Royal Canadian Mint at Ottawa
Newfoundland
Tower Mint in London, England

2. What mint mark is on gold sovereigns struck by the Royal Canadian Mint (at Ottawa) for the British Empire?
O
C
B

3. Coins of Canada and Newfoundland that have an H mint mark were struck in
London, England
Birmingham, England
Amsterdam, Holland

4. What famous Canadian coins bear the inscription We Win When We Work Willingly in the dots and dashes of Morse Code?
Maple Leaf Cent of 1947-1948
1955 mint sets
Victory Nickel of 1943-45

5. The words Dei Gratia, meaning By the Grace of God, were omitted from the obverse legend of all Canadian coins for one (1) year. What year was that?
1899
1902
1911

6. The 1926 far 6 nickel displays an obvious gap between the 6 and 2. On the near 6 variety, the stem of the 6 almost touches the maple leaf. The near 6 variety is considered to be the scarcer of the two varieties.
true
false
both varieties are equally scarce

7. 678,823 of these Canadian coins were minted, but they are extremely difficult -- if not impossible -- to find in circulation today. What are these coins?
1942 nickels
1936 dot cents
1967 commemorative $20 gold pieces

8. Newfoundland issued gold coins for eight (8) years between 1865-1888. What denomination coins were issued?
$1
$2
$10

9. In 1799, what was the rate of exchange on Prince Edward Island for one (1) holed, Spanish dollar?
1 shilling
2 shillings
5 shillings

10. All Canadian coins dated 1967 are
commemorative
errors
specimens actually minted in 1965

Score =
A+ (100%)  Numismatic Authority on Canadian Coins
A (90-99%) Expert Numismatist
B (80-89%) Numismatist
C (70-79%) Advanced Collector
D (60-69%) Collector
F  (0-59%)  Novice Collector
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             http://www.mintmark.com/coinscanadaquiz.html
            (accessed xxxx 7, 200x).

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