know your money

[cb67rs1]

what does a penny look like HERE

[stclark816]

That's really weird.. I got it right, but I only got it right cuz that is in my psychology book. We are studying about memory and perception at the moment and that was an example in the text book. How ironic.....

[stclark816]

The reason behind people not getting the right one correct is because of encoding failure. Unless your a coin collector, you havent ever really studied a penny before. Even though youve handled thousands of pennies, youve only encoded a penny's essential charateristics; color, size, and texture into your long term memory.

[BdBanshee]

Wow, I had to look at them for awhile but I got it right by determinining one by one which ones weren't correct.

[demonspeeding42069]

i got it right first try ... but i think thats cuz i love money so much

[racer]

me too st. we went over that section a few days ago.

[STLBILL]

Gee, I'm disappointed. Too easy. I was hoping for a twist, but I can't find one.

 

For example:

 

Sometimes the mint makes a mistake and then makes another mistake and lets the messed up coin into circulation. Words can be left off, and sometimes reverse images are created.

 

Pennies are minted in Denver, Philadelphia and San Franciso. If it was minted in Denver there will be a D under the date. San Francisco gets an S. Gues what pennies minted in Philly get? Yup! Nothing. So if you see a penny that says 1966 and a "P" for example a trained numismatic would recognize it as a fake whereas a layperson might not.

 

Another trick would be if it were copper in color but had a date of 1943 or steel in color and had a date other than 1943.

 

 

-Bill

[SICK BOY]

I got the right one first try. Damn I'm smart.

[LegendSS28]

i got it right the first try too...i couldnt remember if it had legacy on the left side or not ad the one without it looked too empty, so i went for the one with it and it was right

[NYUK]

that will come in handy if i come across a counterfeiter. damn penny counterfeiters.nothing is sacred.

[BenBB]

I guessed wrong, does that explain why I'm always broke?!!

[RNBRAD]

that will come in handy if i come across a counterfeiter. damn penny counterfeiters.nothing is sacred.

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Yep and a good counterfeiter can produce in excess of 200 indistinguishable pennies a day.

[Cotton eyed Joe]

Yep and a good counterfeiter can produce in excess of 200 indistinguishable pennies a day.

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I"M GOING INTO BUSINESS!!!!!

[banshee76179]

Dayum! It took me 3 trys!!

[Cotton eyed Joe]

I must love money. I recognized it as soon as I saw it.