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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 24567239, member: 59677&quot;]It really is a circulation coin. The records in Thomas Jefferson&#039;s daybook confirm he delivered 75 Spanish (Mexican most likely) silver dollars (8 reales) to the mint, had them coined as half dismes, picked up the 1,500 coins, and spent them during his trip to Monticello and over the summer.&nbsp; By the time he returned to Philadelphia in the fall, he was back spending only fractional Spanish dollars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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