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United States Mint engraver George T. Morgan made sketches of a possible design for a $100 coin in 1876, should the half union ever be a success. When the mint concluded that the half union (a gold coin weighing about 2.7 troy ounces or 83.6 grams) was infeasible, the idea of a union coin was discarded and forgotten.
On Christmas Day, 1864, the Confederate dollar's worth had decreased to such an extent that a turkey sold for $155 and a ham for $300. [6] By the war's end, a cake of soap could sell for as much as $50 , and an ordinary suit of clothes was $2 ,700.
The half union (separate varieties known as J-1546 through J-1549 [1]) was a United States pattern coin with a face value of fifty U.S. Dollars.It is often thought of as one of the most significant and well-known patterns in the history of the U.S. Mint.
The composition of the Presidential Dollar coins is identical to that of the Sacagawea Golden Dollar and Native American $1 coins. The Presidential Dollar series includes all presidents except ...
The value of silver dollars can vary greatly, whether it’s the 1964 Kennedy half dollar or the 1922 silver dollar coin. And some rare specimens fetch astounding amounts at auctions.
The Quarter-Dollar, Half-Dollar and Dollar coins were issued in the copper 91.67% nickel 8.33% composition for general circulation and the Government issued six-coin Proof Set. A special three-coin set of 40% silver coins were also issued by the U.S. Mint in both Uncirculated and Proof.
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
The value of the U.S. dollar has been in steady decline. It doesn't help that the cost of living has continued to rise or that the effects of inflation have seeped into so many other aspects of...