Lafayette dollar
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lafayette-dollar-254-14103385
title:
Lafayette dollar
text:
The Lafayette dollar was a silver coin issued as part of the United States' participation in the Paris World's Fair of 1900. Depicting Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette with George Washington, and designed by Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber, it was the only U.S. silver dollar commemorative prior to 1983, and the first U.S. coin to depict American citizens. Beginning in 1898, prominent Americans sought to erect in Paris a monument to Lafayette, a Frenchman who fought in the American Revol
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description:
Silver coin issued as part of the United States' participation in the Paris World's Fair of 1900
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_dollar
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2023-06-01T17:26:57Z
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