Like probably many of us, I was always under the impression that the silver used to make the 1792 Half Dismes was personally donated by George Washington. A year or two ago, one of the members here (I don't remember who) said this was just a myth and they were actually made for Thomas Jefferson. Today I decided to look into this and found an excellent article that others might enjoy. https://blog.money.org/coin-collecting/history-of-the-1792-disme
