QUICK QUIZ ANSWER #1

A few subscribers came through with correct answers to last week's quiz questions. First question:

What well-known U.S. colonial numismatic items trace their pedigree through the Bank of New York?

Tom DeLorey, Bill Swoger, and Michael Schmidt correctly identified the answer as a hoard of Fugio Cents, the first coin authorized by the Continental Congress, minted by James Jarvis. [See "The Fugio Cents", by Alan Kessler, 1976]. Bill Swoger gets bonus points for noting that the "$7 1/2 and $15 gold pieces struck by Ephraim Brasher" can also be traced through the Bank of New York.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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The E-Sylum: Volume 02, Number 47, November 21, 1999, Article 4

QUICK QUIZ ANSWER #1

Wayne Homren, Editor