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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1569695, member: 38849&quot;]I think the proof that it was not well-received is -- it only lasted 8 or 9 years.&nbsp; Of course, those years were the <u>first years</u> of the bronze IHC, which with a gross mintage (1864-1873) of about 140 million, no doubt solved the cent shortage once and for all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not know if there was any significant opposition to the motto &quot;In God We Trust,&quot; i.e., the idea that Church and State should remain separated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, when the 2c first appeared, kids no doubt complained, &quot;Oh, great, now penny candy will go up to two cents...&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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