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The 2009 proof set contained the highest number of coins and the highest combined face value ($7.19) of any proof set as of 2019, containing the four Lincoln Bicentennial cents (with a special composition of 95% copper), all six District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters, five dollar coins, and the standard nickel, dime, and ...
The United States debt ceiling is a legislative limit that determines how much debt the Treasury Department may incur. [23] It was introduced in 1917, when Congress voted to give Treasury the right to issue bonds for financing America participating in World War I, [24] rather than issuing them for individual projects, as had been the case in the past.
An Internet kill switch is a countermeasure concept of activating a single shut off mechanism for all Internet traffic.. The concept behind having a kill switch is based on creating a single point of control (i.e. a switch) for a single authority to control or shut down the Internet in order to protect it or its users.
Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter up to 1930, before the Washington quarter design was introduced.. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):
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Commemorative and bullion issue Washington quarters: United States Bicentennial coinage quarter in clad & 40% silver, 1975–1976 (all were dated 1776–1976) Silver proof set quarter, 1992–1998; America the Beautiful silver bullion coins in 5-ounce silver, 2010–2021
With the U.S. government on the verge of a partial shutdown, a timeline of more than 20 closures since 1976.
It is not clear whether the United States' 63 national parks would remain open. During a shutdown in 2013, the Obama administration shuttered parks due in part to safety concerns, losing an ...