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	United States dollar coin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dollar coins have found little popular acceptance in modern circulation in the United States, despite several attempts since 1971 to phase-in a coin in place of the one-dollar bill.
		Original silver dollars from this period are highly prized by coin collectors and are exceptionally valuable, especially the 1804 silver dollar, which is one of the rarest and most famous coins in the world.
		Susan B. Anthony dollar coins were sometimes referred to as "Carter quarters." This was a snide reference to both the deterioration of the value of the dollar during Jimmy Carter's term and the Anthony dollar's strong physical resemblance to the quarter, often causing it to be mistakenly spent as such.
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	United States dollar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States.
		Thus the United States moved to a gold standard and made gold the sole legal tender coinage of the United States set the value of the dollar to $20.67 per ounce of gold.
		The name for the United States dollar comes from the Spanish dollar (which itself derived from the thaler) which was the silver coin widely circulated in the United States during the time of the American Revolutionary War.
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	United States dollar - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Susan B. Anthony dollar coin was introduced in 1979; these proved to be unpopular because they were only slightly larger than a quarter and were often mistaken for one; they had a milled edge and were the same color as a quarter.
		However, this new coin has failed to gain popularity, probably because the Treasury failed to remove the $1 bill from circulation, as had been done in Canada with the successful introduction of its new "loonie" dollar coin.
		Thus the United States moved to a gold standard, made gold the sole legal-tender coinage of the United States, and set the value of the dollar at $20.67 per ounce (66.46 ¢/g) of gold.
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	United States Dollar Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ AlienArtifacts.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The United States dollar, or American dollar, adopted by the United States Congress in 1785, is the official currency of the United States.
		However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with the value of 10¢, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies and gasoline prices.
		The first dollar coins issued by the United States Mint were of the same size and composition as the Spanish dollar and even after the American Revolutionary War the Spanish and U.S. silver dollars circulated side by side in the United States.
	www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/United_States_dollar (2427 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/United States dollar coin
		Only 15 silver dollars with the date of 1804 are known to exist; in 1999, one of them sold at auction for over $4 million.
		Main article: Peace DollarIntroduced in December of 1921, the Peace dollar, designed by medalist Anthony DeFrancisci, was promulgated to commemorate the signing of formal peace treaties between the United States on the one hand, and Germany and Austria on the other, thus officially ending America's World War I hostilities with these two countries.
		As of mid-2005, Congress is considering the creation of a new $1 coin that would honor all the Presidents of the United States.
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	"The United States Dollar Coin Act of 1997" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The "United States Dollar Coin Act of 1997" (H.R. The "United States Dollar Coin Act of 1997" (H.R. 2637) is the bill that was responsible for what ultimately became the Sacagawea Dollar.
		It was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on October 8, 1997 by the Representative from Delaware, Mike Castle.
		The "United States Dollar Coin Act of 1997" was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on December 1, 1997.
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	What Is A Dollar? A silver coin of the United States!
		The dollar is the main currency unit of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Liberia, and several former British colonies.
		Paper dollars were first issued in America in 1775 and have appeared in amounts of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, and $10,000.
		The United States was no longer the only strong economic power, and the dollar was beginning to suffer some of the same ills that had afflicted other currencies in the past.
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	ipedia.com: United States dollar Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Dollars or Units—each to be of the value of a Spanish milled dollar as the same is now current, and to contain three hundred and seventy-one grains and four sixteenths parts of a grain [24.06 g] of pure, or four hundred and sixteen grains [26.96 g] of standard silver."
		Thus the United States moved to a gold standard and made gold the sole legal tender coinage of the United States set the value of the dollar to $20.67 per ounce (66.46 cents per gram) of gold.
		In 1972, the United States reset the value to 38 dollars per troy ounce (122.17 cent/g) of gold.
	www.ipedia.com /united_states_dollar.html (3377 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States dollar coin
		A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre.
		The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu.
		United States of America Coin Dahlonega Mint 1840-D Liberty Head 2 1/2 Dollar Gold (Quarter Eagle)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-dollar-coin (5152 words)

	Sacajawea Golden Dollar
		Because demand had increased for a dollar coin in commerce, the government's supply of SBA dollars was nearly exhausted, creating a need for a new dollar coin that would be easily distinguishable from other change.
		The United States Dollar Coin Act of 1997 required the Treasury Department to place into circulation a new dollar coin similar in size to the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, golden in color with a distinctive edge.
		Both the Golden Dollar and the SBA are clad coins, sharing a three-layer composite construction, with a pure copper core sandwiched between and metallurgically bonded to the outer layers of alloy material.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/sacagawea1.html (380 words)

	The U.S. One-Dollar Coin
		The coin is still in use -- for example, U.S. Post Offices equipped with stamp vending machines give change in dollar coins -- but production has been halted, and the remaining supply is expected to be exhausted sometime during the next two years.
		In an effort to produce a new dollar coin that would, hopefully, be more palatable to the public, a plan has emerged in Congress to mint a new one-dollar coin, which would have a golden colour and a distinctive edge.
		Because of the time required to prepare a new coin design for minting, it is imperative that this bill be adopted as soon as possible if we are to avoid running out of the Anthony dollars before the replacement is available.
	www.cs.hmc.edu /~jsloan/politics/dollar.html (1242 words)

	The United States Four Dollar Gold Stella - Coin Collecting
		One of the scarcest and most unusual coins in the history of the United States is the four dollar gold Stella.
		The $3 gold coin was too light and the $5 gold coin was too heavy to comply with the European Standard, which was based on the French franc.
		Being both the Bald Eagle, and the Star were recognizable symbols of the United States, and since the Eagle was used on all domestic gold coins, it was decided the Star would be used on the U.S. $4 Coin for overseas trade.
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	History of the Sacagawea Dollar
		In December 1997, the President signed into law the United States Dollar Coin Act of 1997, requiring the Treasury Department to place into circulation a new one dollar coin, similar in size to the Susan B. Anthony one dollar coin.
		The reverse of the coin was required by statute to depict an eagle; the design of the obverse was left to the discretion of the Secretary.
		On June 9, 1998, the committee recommended that the new dollar coin bear a design representing Sacagawea, the Native American woman whose presence was essential to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
	www.coinfacts.com /historical_notes/history_of_the_sacagawea_dollar.htm (1135 words)

	The United States Mint
		These coins are available in two-roll sets, 500-coin bags, and 1,000-coin bags.
		The number of coins minted today is astounding -- the Denver and Philadelphia Mint facilities alone produce 65 to 80 million coins a day!
		United States Mint at Denver Celebrates 100 Years of Change
	www.usmint.gov (217 words)

	United States half dollar coin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Half Dollar of the United States has been produced nearly every year the inception of the United States Mint in 1793.
		No other US coin has enjoyed as consistent a mintage the entire period.
		In addition to these regular issue coins Half Dollars are the most common used for United States Commemorative Coins.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_States_half_dollar_coin (93 words)

	Dollar coin - TheBestLinks.com - United States dollar coin, Disambig, Canada dollar, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dollar coin - TheBestLinks.com - United States dollar coin, Disambig, Canada dollar,...
		Dollar coin, United States dollar coin, Disambig, Canada dollar
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	NASW and CSWE Presentation about the Proposal for a Jane Addams Coin
		I come before you this afternoon to propose that the new one dollar coin bear the likeness of a great humanitarian, a great American, -- {Laura} Jane Addams, born September 6, 1860 – died May 21, 1935.
		World famous and loved internationally as well as nationally, her entire life was directed toward making the world a better place for human beings.
		With a life of influence spanning two centuries, Jane Addams continues to inspire and mobilize generations of women and men committed to the improvement of communities, states, nation and the world.
	www.naswdc.org /profession/centennial/coin2.htm (712 words)

	United States Money: Coins (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress)
		United States Money: Coins (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress)
		The Special Programs page on the U.S. Mint web site provides information on special programs and current and previously released commemorative coins authorized by Congress to honor American people, places, events, and institutions.
		Woman posed with stack of packages of $1 silver certificates at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. [between ca.
	www.loc.gov /rr/business/money/coins.html (142 words)

	The United States Mint
		Sacagawea is the Shoshone Indian guide who appeared on the scene of history in 1804 to assist Lewis and Clark on their momentous expedition west, however that was not her last appearance.
		In 2000 she was making history again, becoming immortalized on the Golden Dollar coin.
		History of the Golden Dollar Coin Design Selection Process
	www.usmint.gov /mint_programs/index.cfm?action=golden_dollar_coin (80 words)

	CoinFacts.com - The Internet Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins
		CoinFacts.com - The Internet Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins
		To learn more about your favorite United States coins
		Auction Survey of Colonial Coins: Massachusetts, Maryland, and Sommer Islands
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