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us currency etymology

  1. Occams Barber

    How the Dollar got its name

    Thalers, Pesos & Pieces of Eight or How the Dollar got its Name On July 6, 1785, the Continental Congress of the United States authorised the issuance of its first official coinage – the United States dollar. While we tend to see the dollar as quintessentially American, over 20 countries use...