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Presidential dollar coins ... 1877–1881 20 20th James A. Garfield: November 17, 2011 [37] ... 1877–1881 20 20 Lucretia Garfield:
The gold standard and the tariff tax on imports divided the major parties. [5] The monetary debate was over the basis for the value of the United States dollar. Nothing but gold and silver coin had ever been legal tender in the United States until the Civil War, when the mounting costs of the war forced the United States Congress to issue "greenbacks" (dollar bills backed by government bonds). [6]
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his assassination in July led to his death in September that year.
James Madison $5 commemorative gold coin. Coin for circulation. 2007 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2007. Commemorative coins. 1993 Bill of Rights commemorative coin series. Half dollar; Silver dollar; $5 gold piece; $500000 gold ingot; Banknotes. James Madison – Series of 1934 $5000 bill. United States Note. $5000 ...
A modern Gold dollar. The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. Dollar coins were first minted in the United States in 1794. Dollar coins have almost never been popular in circulation since their inception.
On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...
The 1881 State of the Union address was delivered by Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, on December 6, 1881. This address, Arthur's first, came shortly after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, which he described as an "appalling calamity" that profoundly affected the nation. Arthur contrasted the sorrow ...
September 19 – James A. Garfield, 20th president of the U.S. from March to September 1881 (assassinated) (born 1831) September 22 – Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (born 1831) October 3 – Orson Pratt, religious leader (born 1811) October 8 – Joseph Carter Abbott, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1868 to 1871 (born ...