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First U.S. Coinage Included 1792 Dismes

What was the first U.S. coin? In the official reports of President George Washington, he mentions half dismes, but we know there were other coins struck. We just do not know which were created first, but it makes the dismes, half dismes and cents of 1792 all the more interesting.

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