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2011 Event - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) states it could save $5.5 billion in 30 years if dollar bills are replaced with coins 1989 Event - Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen 1978 Death - Maggie McNamara, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies at 49 1976 Event - Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles 1973 Event - Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins) 1973 Event - Canada begins production of Olympic coins 1968 Event - Canada begins replacing silver with nickel in coins 1968 Event - Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins 1968 Event - 1st decimal coins issued in Britain (5 and 10 pence) 1967 Event - Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible 1966 Event - U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints 1965 Event - Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-day 1963 Event - Custom agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum 1955 Event - Congress orders all U.S. coins bear motto "In God We Trust" 1953 Event - Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek" 1952 Event - Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted 1942 Event - German occupiers take silver anniversary coins in battle 1928 Birthday - Maggie McNamara, born in New York City, actress, 3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal 1925 Event - Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1914 Event - Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins 1913 Birthday - Sammy Cahn, lyricist, 3 Coins in a Fountain 1911 Event - Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins 1911 Event - Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins 1911 Event - Proclamation removes "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins 1910 Event - Canada sets the designs for the 1 cent -50 cent coins 1910 Event - Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins 1907 Event - Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins 1907 Event - Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada 1873 Event - Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins 1870 Event - Last day U.S. silver coins allow to circulate in Canada 1870 Event - Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1870 Event - U.S. mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins 1866 Event - Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada 1858 Event - 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent) 1849 Death - 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 Event - 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 Birthday - 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 Event - Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange 1278 Event - 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins |
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