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Happy "In God We Trust" Day!

Posted by Bob Drake on April 22, 2016 at 4:55pm in General Discussions

April 22, 1864 legislation was passed to put the phrase "In God We Trust" on US coins. The first coin to have it is the 1864 2 cent piece. In November 2014 I was fortunate enough to find an 1865 2 cent detecting and is the only one still to this day! Just a fun fact and neat piece of history :)

Here's mine...

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  • 2czrgccaf235w April 23, 2016 at 8:55am

    Now that's a score Bob!  I like it.

  • John Higginbotham April 22, 2016 at 8:08pm

    Nice find Bob. Pretty good condition.

  • Tim G (Creator) April 22, 2016 at 7:32pm

    very nice buddy

  • Justin Kuntz April 22, 2016 at 6:49pm

    Found a single 2 cent piece on the farm as a boy.  still got it.  by fay one of my rarest finds.

  • Ron Harrison (Wyattearp) April 22, 2016 at 6:41pm

    That is really cool!  Great find and thanks for the history on it!

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