On April 22, 1864, the United States Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864 that permitted the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as currency.
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On April 22, 1864, the United States Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864 that permitted the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as currency.
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The Union was of course in its war with the Confederacy dressing itself up as an Instrument of G_d.
I do quite like the coins designed by Longacre.