107_112_text_Numimatist Redo 8/11/11 12:35 AM Page 109 Quiz Quarters Marilyn A. Reback ANA 1129422 AMERICAN PATRIOTS he study of money, from the images it depicts to the people T involved in its production, can tell us much about a country. Constitution Day, celebrated each year on September 17, is a prime opportunity to learn more about the patriots involved in the American Revolu- tion and the founding of the United States. Match the names below with the descrip- tions of their historic roles and their numis - matic connections. solution on page 111 JOHN ADAMS JAMES MADISON PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO/SERGEY KAMSHYLIN CRISPUS ATTUCKS MINUTEMAN DRUMMER BOY JAMES MONROE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PAUL REVERE THOMAS JEFFERSON CAESAR RODNEY ALEXANDER HAMILTON GEORGE WASHINGTON 1. His portrait appears on the current 5. Despite his failing health, this 9. His portrait is shown on silver and nickel, a 2007 Presidential dollar coin patriot rode 80 miles on horseback to gold 1993 coins commemorating the and the $2 bill. He drafted the Declara- vote in favor of Delaware signing the U.S. Bill of Rights, which he authored. tion of Independence and was a propo- Declaration of Independence. He is pic- He is also honored on a Presidential dol- nent of the first U.S. Mint. tured on the reverse of the 1999 quarter lar issued in 2007. that honors his state. 2. Pictured on a half dollar issued 10. One of thousands of African Ameri- from 1948 to 1963 and the $100 bill, 6. He did not want his portrait placed can patriots who fought in the Revolu- he signed the Declaration of Independ- on coinage, but, since 1932, it has ap- tionary War, he was killed by the Brit ish ence. He invented a method of using peared on the quarter. It also is found in the 1770 Boston Massacre. His portrait nature prints to deter counterfeiting of on the $1 bill, as well as the first Presi- is featured on the 1998 Black Revolution- paper money. dential dollar issue. ary War Patriots commemorative dollar. 3. He crossed the Delaware with Gen- 7. Born in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 11. This silversmith is known for his eral Washington during the Revolution- he is pictured on a 2007 Presidential dol- “midnight ride” to warn of the arrival ary War, a scene depicted on the reverse lar. He was a delegate to the First and of British troops. His company supplied of the 1999 New Jersey state quarter. He Second Continental Congresses. rolls of copper for some of the nation’s is pictured on a 2008 Presidential dollar. early coinage. 8. Depicted on the reverse of the 4. His portrait is found on the face of Bicentennial quarter, he symbolizes the 12. Ready to fight the British at a the $10 bill. The first U.S. Secretary of many young American men who accom- moment’s notice, one of these armed the Treasury, he proposed a system of panied the Revolutionary army soldiers. Revolutionary War patriots is repre- coinage for the new country. sented on the 2000 Massachusetts state quarter reverse. SEPTEMBER 2011 www.money.org | The NUMISMATIST 109 107_112_text_Numimatist Redo 8/11/11 12:26 PM Page 111 ADVERTISERS ᮤ Quiz Quarters solution Abbotts Corporation . 93 Leidman, Julian . 70 American Patriots from page 109 Alabama Bag Co. 18 London Coin Galleries . 111 1. Thomas Jefferson American Heritage Minting . 58, 98 Main Line Coin & Stamp, Inc. 90 2. Benjamin Franklin ANA Convention . 1, 26, 34-35, 64, 77, 102 Marc One Numismatics, Inc. 108 3. James Monroe 4. Alexander Hamilton ANA General . IBW, OBW, 58, 67, 92 Mountain High Coins . 28, 90 5. Caesar Rodney ANA Membership Application . IFW National Watch & Coin . 11 6. George Washington ANA Library . 100, 111 New Amsterdam Corp. 93 7. 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