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- ...that the American Buffalo gold bullion coin, will be the first .9999 fine 24-carat gold coin released by the United States Mint?
- ...That the Alabama centennial half dollar was the first commemorative coin minted with the image of a living individual?
- ...That Aksumite currency was the only native coinage to be issued in Africa without direct influence by an outside culture like Roman, Greek, etc...?
- ...that the 1933 Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar marked the first striking of a US commemorative at the Denver Mint?
- ...that minting on the 40,000 Columbian Exposition quarter dollars started on June 13, 1893, six weeks after the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition where they didn't sell well?
- ... that the gold used in making the American Gold Eagle, the official gold bullion coin of the United States, must come from a source from within America?
- ... that the $100,000 bill, the largest bill issued by the United States Treasury, features a portrait of Woodrow Wilson and has an orange obverse?
- ... that the circulation of high-denomination bills was halted in 1969 by executive order of President Richard Nixon, in an effort to combat organized crime?
- ... that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the "average life" of a $1 bill in circulation is 22 months before it is replaced due to wear?