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RazorbackExpat

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20. During that time, a few coins have been demonetized

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #18)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 01:29 PM

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For example. gold coins were demonetized in 1933 but remonetized in 1965. Trade Dollars were demonetized for a time in the 1880s because they were minted with cheap silver for trade with China and not for domestic use. Today, both of those coin groups are worth far in excess of their face value.

At one time, pennies were legal tender only up to 10 cents. Supposedly, they are worth full value today. However, who knows what will happen if Trump is allowed to continue to issue executive orders against established US law

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