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The Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act (Pub. L. 109–285 (text)) authorized the production of a commemorative silver dollar to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, and one of the country's greatest leaders, guiding the nation through the tumultuous American Civil War.
Before the Civil War, the United States used gold and silver coins as its official currency. Paper currency in the form of banknotes was issued by privately owned banks, the notes being redeemable for specie at the bank's office. Such notes had value only if the bank could be counted on to redeem them; if a bank failed, its notes became worthless.
Two United States Civil War veterans, one from the Union camp and one from the Confederate camp, are featured on the obverse of the coin. E pluribus unum ("Out of Many, One"), the de facto United States national motto until 1956, is displayed prominently above the two war veterans, with the "E" serving as both the first letter of the motto and the middle letter of Liberty.
Civil War-era coins made big headlines over the summer when a Kentucky man unearthed hundreds of lost gold coins and became about $2 million richer because of it. His discovery, made in a ...
Abraham Lincoln Young Lincoln reading while taking a break from rail splitting Circulation: 284,400,000 P 350,400,000 D Uncirculated: 784,614 P (satin bronze) 784,614 D (satin bronze) Proof: 2,995,615 S 1¢ Lincoln Bicentennial "Professional Life" penny Abraham Lincoln Lincoln as a young lawyer, standing before the Springfield Illinois State ...
Florida participated in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate States of America.It had been admitted to the United States as a slave state in 1845. In January 1861, Florida became the third Southern state to secede from the Union after the November 1860 presidential election victory of Abraham Lincoln.
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln created the Greenbacks, a currency of free money issued by the United States of America between 1861 and 1865. The currency was not based in gold and was not created by private banks. [1] Greenbacks were paper currency (printed in green on the back) issued by the United States during the American Civil War.
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.