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1997 Italy's new 1,000 lire coin shows divided Germany on map
1991 Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd and 42nd St, New York City) 1988 Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin 1988 Australia unveils 1st platinum coin (Koala) 1983 U.S. Mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) 1983 1 pound coin introduced in United Kingdom 1983 1st National Coin Week begins 1979 Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman 1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued 1974 Gold legal in U.S., Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin 1973 Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin 1970 Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin 1966 Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin 1961 British government begins decimal coin system 1944 German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht 1926 Michael Rizzello, sculpter and coin designer 1922 Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin 1922 William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49 1922 1st living person identified on a U.S. coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar 1921 Canadian 5 cent nickel coin is authorized 1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released 1916 Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin 1915 Congress authorizes $1 and $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin 1911 Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch 1904 Congress authorizes Lewis and Clark Expo $1 gold coin 1902 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin 1892 Netherlands Society for Currency and Coin collecting forms 1890 U.S. stops minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece 1879 David van der Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, dies at 74 1878 U.S. stops minting 20 cent coin 1875 Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years 1864 U.S. mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust") 1851 Congress authorizes smallest U.S. silver coin (3 cent piece) 1849 Gold Coinage Act authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin 1836 Coin Press invented by Franklin Beale 1804 David Van de Kellen, coin engraver |
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