Here are some trivia concerning US and world coins and stamps. See if you know the answers without looking them up.

1. What country first minted coins and how was it possible to insure the metals worth?

2. Whos likeness or portrait is on more coins and stamps than any other person in the world?

3. What was the original spelling of "dime"?

4. What coin had the motto "In God We Trust" on it first.

5. What is the smallest and largest, in size not denomination, coin ever minted for general circulation by the US?

6. What country first issued postage Stamps?

7. What country in the Western Hemisphere first issue postage stamps?

8. What state in the US had its own stamps, coins and money at one time?

9. What was the first coin minted for general circulation by the US Mint?

See how many you can get without looking up the answers.