2. Where was stone money used?

3. Where is the face check number located on a 1981A $1 Federal Reserve note?

4. What is the numismatic term for the tail of a coin?

5. What US Mint opened in 1969?

2. What is the monetary unit of New Zealand?

3. Which two men appearing on modern Federal Reserve notes died of gunshots?

4. What is the face value of a 1982-S Proof set?

5. What is the hammer price of a coin at auction?

2. A Barbary ape is featured on the obverse of 1971 coinage of what country?

3. The letter J and numeral 10 refer to which Federal Reserve Bank?

4. For what U.S. coin is the number of "steps" a factor in value?

5. What is the specified weight of the 1984 copper-plated zinc cent?

2. What North American Mint issues its reports in both English and French?

3. What two words appear on the reverse of all small cents?

4. What is the basic monetary unit of Egypt?

5. What color of ink is used on the back of Federal Reserve notes?

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"The deliberate and unacceptable alteration of a coin in an effort to deceive is a complex matter. Everyone seems to know what coin 'doctoring' means, but it's a difficult thing to concisely and substantively define," said Paul Montgomery, PNG President.

"After extensive discussions and consultation with both Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), the official grading service of PNG, and with executives of the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), the PNG has created its first formal definition of coin doctoring," Montgomery added.

PNG already required disclosure of information about altered coins.

"Section seven of the PNG Code of Ethics specifically states that PNG member-dealers must refrain from knowingly dealing in counterfeit, altered or repaired numismatic items without fully disclosing their status to their customers. Section four of the Code prohibits misrepresenting the quality of a coin," said PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.

"Adding a more specific definition of coin doctoring is a major step toward helping the PNG review any complaints against members accused of compromising ethical standards established by the organization. We now have an enforceable criterion for our membership."

The PNG Board of Directors has adopted this initial definition:

Coin doctoring is the action of a person or the enabling of another to alter a coin's surface or appearance, usually to diminish or conceal defects, and thereby represent the condition or value of a coin as being superior to its actual condition or value. Among the practices defined as doctoring are effacing hairlines by polishing or manipulating the surfaces of proof coins, applying substances to the surface of coins to hide marks and defects, hiding marks or otherwise changing the appearance of a coin by adding toning, adding chemicals or otherwise manipulating the surfaces to create "cameo" frost on the devices of proof coins, and making a coin appear more fully struck by re-engraving portions of the devices, such as re-engraving bands on the reverse of a Mercury Dime or adding head detail to a Standing Liberty Quarter. Altering dates or mintmarks or other struck portions of a coin to make it appear to be from a mint date or type other than that of origin, and altering business strike coins to make them resemble proof issues are also examples of coin doctoring. This definition is not intended to be all-inclusive, but only illustrative of forms of coin doctoring.

"As of today, no one has filed any formal complaints with PNG or presented evidence directly to the PNG of alleged coin doctoring by any of its members. However, we have been closely monitoring developments, and are taking action regarding a civil court lawsuit over alleged coin doctoring that was filed by PCGS in May of this year," said Brueggeman.

Founded in 1955, the Professional Numismatists Guild is a nonprofit organization composed of many of the top rare coin and paper money dealers in the United States and other countries. PNG member-dealers must adhere to a strict Code of Ethics in the buying and selling of numismatic items. For additional information and the locations of PNG member-dealers, call (760) 728-1300 or visit online at www.PNGdealers.com.

2. Where is the Royal Canadian Mint's head office?

3. "Devil's Head" notes were issued in 1954 by what country?

4. Is an over-Mint mark coin an example of a planchet, die or striking error?

5. In what year was the U.S. dollar freed for devaluation by President Nixon?

2. What god is shown on Roman coins holding an olive branch and sceptre?

3. What was the first Bank of Canda issue to be billingual?

4. Who appears on the 1983 half ounce American Arts Gold Medallion?

5. Have commemorative coins ever circulated in the United States?

2. What unusual money made of a mineral did Marco Polo encounter in China?

3. What structure appears on the back of a $20 Federal Reserve note?

4. What is a "lucky piece" coin?

5. Were pattern coins ever struck in non-metallic compositions?

2. What country uses lari and refiyaa as the denomination of its coinage?

3. What alloy is used for national medal duplicates sold to collectors?

4. Who was the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury?

5. What is a means of monitoring a Mint's output, usually a device hand-stamped on a die?

2. What does SPMC stand for?

3. What is a flaking off of a coin's surface caused by trapped impurities called?

4. Who was the first woman Chief Engravor/Sculptor of the U.S. mint?

5. What coins are named after the Latin word meaning "I fly"?