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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vintagemintage, post: 2933482, member: 75988&quot;]One of my all time favorite coins! OH THE HISTORY!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Some events of the time:</p><ul> <li>President George Washington delivers the first &quot;State of the Union Address&quot; on January 8, 1790.</li> <li>Benjamin Franklin dies on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, PA.</li> <li>Washington, DC, is established as the capital of the United States, in 1791.</li> <li>The U.S. Post Office Department is established on February 20, 1792.</li> <li>In October 1794, federal troops put an end to the &quot;Whiskey Rebellion,&quot; after distillers in the Appalacian region of the United States resisted paying a tax on distilled spirits.</li> <li>Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin, which cleans seed from cotton, on March 14, 1794.</li> <li>The USS Constitution (&quot;Old Ironsides&quot;) launches as part of the U.S. Navy in 1797 and sails to the Mediterranean Sea to protect American merchant vessels from Barbary pirates.</li> <li>Construction begins on Fort McHenry in 1798. Sixteen years later, Francis Scott Key pens &quot;The Star Spangled Banner&quot; during its bombardment by British forces.</li> <li>George Washington, first President of the United States, dies at Mount Vernon, VA, on December 14, 1799.</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>In 1790 the population of the United states was under 4 million:</p><p><br /></p><p>Population of the 24 Urban Places: 1790</p><p>Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Rank | Place | Population</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>1 New York city, NY *..................... 33,131</p><p>2 Philadelphia city, PA *................. 28,522</p><p>3 Boston town, MA *....................... 18,320</p><p>4 Charleston city, SC..................... 16,359</p><p>5 Baltimore town, MD...................... 13,503</p><p>6 Northern Liberties township, PA *....... 9,913</p><p>7 Salem town, MA.......................... 7,921</p><p>8 Newport town, RI........................ 6,716</p><p>9 Providence town, RI *................... 6,380</p><p>10t Marblehead town, MA..................... 5,661</p><p>10t Southwark district, PA *................ 5,661</p><p><br /></p><p>12 Gloucester town, MA..................... 5,317</p><p>13 Newburyport town, MA.................... 4,837</p><p>14 Portsmouth town, NH..................... 4,720</p><p>15 Sherburne town (Nantucket), MA *........ 4,620</p><p>16 Middleborough town, MA.................. 4,526</p><p>17 New Haven city, CT *.................... 4,487</p><p>18 Richmond city, VA....................... 3,761</p><p>19 Albany city, NY......................... 3,498</p><p>20 Norfolk borough, VA..................... 2,959</p><p>21 Petersburg town, VA..................... 2,828</p><p>22 Alexandria town, VA *................... 2,748</p><p>23 Hartford city, CT *..................... 2,683</p><p>24 Hudson city, NY......................... 2,584</p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine, also 3 Leaves.&nbsp;&nbsp; PCGS AU50</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]712816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712817[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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