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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 423476, member: 66&quot;]In no particular order&nbsp; and as I think of them, a personal top ten.&nbsp; (All rights reserved to make changes or substitutions at any time.)</p><p><br /></p><p>1787 Fugio cent, the first coin authorized by the US Government</p><p><br /></p><p>1793 Chain cent first coin struck by the US Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>1794 dollar first US silver coin and the US takes a step on the world stage creating a large crown sized silver coin</p><p><br /></p><p>1848 CAL quarter eagle Struck from the first major shipment of gold back east from California and the first US commemorative.</p><p><br /></p><p>1943 steel cent The only steel US coin (so far)</p><p><br /></p><p>1851 three cent silver&nbsp; The first subsidiary legal tender US coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>1875 twenty cent Silliest reason for a coin denomination, because they couldn&#039;t make change for 10 cents from a quarter because all they had were dimes.</p><p><br /></p><p>1804 dollar (original)&nbsp; The US makes the first steps toward alliances with other countries besides Britain and France.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roosevelt dime any date for the March of Dimes and its eventual victory over Polio, graced with the portrait of one of the best known sufferer of the disease. Maybe the 1996 W would be a good choice.</p><p><br /></p><p>1921 peace dollar, the last of the allegorical circulation coin designs. and the coin to commemorate the end of the &quot;War to end all wars&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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