George Washington rejected the option of having his portrait on the new nation's coinage. Despite that he was placed on the quarter dollar in 1932.



If you are at all familiar with the inner works of the Raleigh Coin Club you fully understand why we could not resist doing a "birds on coins" version of the statehood quarter's trivia quiz. Halbert, this one's for you!

What statehood quarter features the following birds as part of its design? (Note: Identity of the bird taken from information provided on the US Mint Web Site.)


1. A Mallard Duck in graceful flight?

2007 Idaho
2008 Oklahoma
2003 Arkansas
2005 Minnesota

2. A soaring _______________ Condor?

2009 Northern Mariana Islands
2005 California
2000 South Carolina
2007 Idaho

3. A Peregrine Falcon?

2007 Idaho
2008 Oklahoma
2003 Arkansas
2003 Maine

4. A pelican (the state's bird)?

2008 Oklahoma
2002 Louisiana
2000 South Carolina
2003 Arkansas

5. Two unidentified sea birds in the background of a lighthouse?

2007 Idaho
2001 North Carolina
2009 US Virgin Islands
2003 Maine

6. A loon on the water?

2005 Minnesota
2000 South Carolina
2003 Arkansas
2008 Idaho

7. A pair of Fairy Terns in flight?

2005 Minnesota
2009 US Virgin Islands
2003 Arkansas
2009 Northern Mariana Islands

8. A Scissortail Flycatcher?

2009 US Virgin Islands
2008 Idaho
2009 Northern Mariana Islands
2008 Oklahoma

9. A __________ Wren?

2007 Idaho
2003 Maine
2000 South Carolina
2008 Oklahoma

10. A Chinese ring-necked pheasant?

2006 South Dakota
2009 US Virgin Islands
2009 Northern Mariana Islands
2008 Oklahoma

11. A Bananaquit on a perch?

2009 Northern Mariana Islands
2008 Oklahoma
2009 US Virgin Islands
2007 Idaho

12. While not birds, what other statehood quarters feature flying objects?

2001 North Carolina
2002 Ohio
2004 Florida
Both A & B
Both A & C
A, B & C



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