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Simple: The ten coins below run the gamut from the last ten decades (the 1910s through the 2000s). The trick is that five of the coins are real, and five are fake. A devout coin collector may spot the counterfeits quickly, but the rest of us might have a more difficult time. How will you do?

NOTE: Coin images not to scale.

Question 1

1919 penny





Question 2

1923 quarter





Question 3

1936 nickel





Question 4

1946 dime





Question 5

1956 half-dollar





Question 6

1964 half-dollar





Question 7

1975 quarter





Question 8

1984P penny





Question 9

1999 dollar





Question 10

2004P nickel