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“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,406 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool piece image

    What is the story behind these? It seems to indicate the US was cheating Americans with silver dollars.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,058 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like it

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  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Very cool piece image

    What is the story behind these? It seems to indicate the US was cheating Americans with silver dollars. >>



    That's pretty much the jist of it. They were political medals.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Did you shoot that image? image

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  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,507 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Very cool piece image

    What is the story behind these? It seems to indicate the US was cheating Americans with silver dollars. >>



    That's pretty much the jist of it. They were political medals. >>



    Proponents of William Jennings Bryan's Presidential campaign on a platform of "Free Silver" wanted to impress upon the American public the reality that while a gold dollar was actually valued at one dollar in terms of the bullion value of the gold content by weight , the silver (Morgan) dollar only had a value of fifty eight cents in terms of the silver bullion content by weight.

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  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>Very cool piece image

    What is the story behind these? It seems to indicate the US was cheating Americans with silver dollars. >>



    That's pretty much the jist of it. They were political medals. >>



    Proponents of William Jennings Bryan's Presidential campaign on a platform of "Free Silver" wanted to impress upon the American public the reality that while a gold dollar was actually valued at one dollar in terms of the bullion value of the gold content by weight , the silver (Morgan) dollar only had a value of fifty eight cents in terms of the silver bullion content by weight. >>



    Thats why they are big suckers. image
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC

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