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1986 A Canadain 1921 50 cent piece auctioned in New York City for $22,000

1976 "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29

1935 Loren Rush, born in America, composer, works include, the drone piece 'Hard Music'

1929 Ralph Waite, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Cool Hand Luke, 5 Easy Piece

1900 Hans Haug, born in Switzerland, composer, primitivist style, wrote solo guitar piece, Preludio, Tiento et Toccata

1890 U.S. stops minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece

1866 Congress authorizes nickel 5 cents piece (replaces silver half-dime)

1851 Congress authorizes smallest U.S. silver coin (3 cent piece)

1850 1st U.S. $20 gold piece issued

1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens, U.S., sculptor and designer, 1907 $20 gold piece


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