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Item # 668598

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January 30, 1796
THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, Jan. 30, 1796  Page 2 has: "A Proclamation" concerning the: "...act establishing a mint & regulating the coins of the United States.." which relates to the reduction of the size of the copper coin due to the increased cost of copper. It is signed in type by the President: Go. Washington.
A significant numismatic item.
Four pages, nice condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's