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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 5175017, member: 112&quot;]Simple answer, no, it wasn&#039;t. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a matter of documented historical record that large denomination coins, both silver and gold, saw very little actual circulation. $20 gold, $10 gold, $1 silver, and $1/2 silver coins rarely circulated. They simply were not widely used in common everyday commerce. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh some few did, but it was unusual. From the beginning of this country until today the general public has never widely used $1 coins. You can&#039;t even force them to use the things, and forcing them has been tried - it failed every time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The smaller denomination gold coins, $1, $2.5, $5 - they saw limited circulation but only limited.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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