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1989 Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen
1978 Maggie McNamara, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies at 49 1976 Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles 1973 Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins) 1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins 1968 Canada begins replacing silver with nickel in coins 1968 Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins 1968 1st decimal coins issued in Britain (5 and 10 pence) 1967 Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible 1966 U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints 1965 Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-day 1963 Custom agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum 1955 Congress orders all U.S. coins bear motto "In God We Trust" 1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek" 1952 Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted 1942 German occupiers take silver anniversary coins in battle 1928 Maggie McNamara, born in New York City, actress, 3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal 1925 Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1914 Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins 1913 Sammy Cahn, lyricist, 3 Coins in a Fountain 1911 Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins 1911 Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins 1911 Proclamation removes "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins 1910 Canada sets the designs for the 1 cent -50 cent coins 1910 Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins 1907 Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins 1907 Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada 1873 Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins 1870 Last day U.S. silver coins allow to circulate in Canada 1870 Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1870 U.S. mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins 1866 Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada 1858 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent) 1849 Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C. 1792 U.S. authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle and 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins and silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime 1768 Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1580 Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange 1278 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins |
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