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  2. Early American currency - Wikipedia

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    John Hull was authorized by the Massachusetts legislature to make the earliest coinage of the colony (the willow, the oak, and the pine tree shilling) in 1652. [1] Because few coins were minted in the Thirteen Colonies, which later became the United Colonies and then the United States, foreign coins like the Spanish dollar were widely circulated.

  3. Dahlonega Mint - Wikipedia

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    The Mint Act of 1835, established by the United States Congress on 3 March, established "one branch at the city of New Orleans for the coinage of gold and silver; one branch at the town of Charlotte...for the coinage of gold only; and one branch at or near Dahlonega, in Lumpkin County, in the state of Georgia, also for the coinage of gold only."

  4. Numismatic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The half cent and cent were made of pure copper, the half dime, dime, quarter, half, and dollar in 90% silver, and the quarter, half and full eagle in .9167 gold (later changed to .8992 in 1834, and then 90% gold in 1837). All of the coins featured Liberty on the front and a bald eagle on the back. This period of coinage covers several designs.

  5. Georgian lari - Wikipedia

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    The lari (Georgian: ლარი, pronounced; ISO 4217: GEL) is the currency of Georgia.It is divided into 100 tetri (თეთრი).The name lari is an old Georgian word denoting a hoard, property, while tetri is an old Georgian monetary term (meaning 'white') used in ancient Colchis from the 6th century BC.

  6. $10,000 Quarter? This Georgia Coin Is Worth a Lot ... - AOL

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    For evidence, look no further than a 1999 Georgia quarter with a value estimated as high as $10,000 due to errors. That’s a decent chunk of change for those looking to cash in !

  7. Georgian abazi - Wikipedia

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    Sirma abazi of Heraclius II as King of Kartli-Kakheti, minted in Tiflis (), dated 1796/7. Obv: religious invocation.Rev: Mint formula and AH date.. Abazi (Georgian: აბაზი) was a Georgian silver coin, deriving its name and existence from the Iranian abbasi, [1] which was in use from the early 17th century into the early 19th.

  8. History of coins - Wikipedia

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    Double-die style struck coin from Ancient India, c 304-232 BCE featuring an elephant on one face and a lion on the other. Since that time, coins have been the most universal embodiment of money. These first coins were made of electrum, a naturally occurring pale yellow mixture of gold and silver that was further alloyed with silver and copper.

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