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A great trivia question that I don't know the answer to.
MWallace
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I was thinking about this the other day. Maybe one of you guys will know the answer.
What US legal tender coin (including Commemoratives) has the most words on it?
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I'd guess the Norfolk commemorative with 36 words (18 words on each side).
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
That was going to be my guess too
Not looking anything up but wasn’t there a coin that featured the U.S. Constitution, where it featured the first few paragraphs on it? I remember you could actually read the small text under “We The People”. Might be thinking of a non-coin though.
Here's one Constitution coin, but the paper is still from before the text was written. I haven't been able to find one with words of the Constitution text yet.
Maybe it was a silver round I had. I am thinking it might not had been an actual legal tender coin.
2009 Lincoln Dollar
Edited to add: Do we count "A. Lincoln" as one or two words?
Is this the winner?
I think this one is the winner. I would count A. Lincoln as two words.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Then I get 59.
I agree with 59.... Seems we have a winner here... Cheers, RickO
Well that was fun! Peace Roy
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Thanks for all of the responses. I guess now a 2009 Lincoln Commem $ is on my want list.
They were hot when they first came out. One of the few commem sellouts, as I recall. Not sure where the value is now.