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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2161046, member: 66&quot;]There had been calls for the establishment of a mint before the Fugio (and I believe even legislation to establish one), and yes it came before the Constitution, but we did have a central government at the time under the Articles of Confederation and it did have the authority to coin money and to establish monetary standards.&nbsp; (It&#039;s just that under the Articles the states also had the authority to strike coins as well, but they were supposed to conform to the central government standards.)</p><p><br /></p><p>So you could include the Connecticut, Massachusetts, and&nbsp; New Jersey coppers as well, but not the Vermont&#039;s.&nbsp; Vermont wasn&#039;t part of the United States.&nbsp; It was an independent Republic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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