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  • There was no Federal Reserve System and no paper money or legal-tender laws (except during the Civil War).

    Think Progress » 170 House Republicans rebuff Steele by voting to ban RNC’s ‘Census’ mailer. 2010

  • Iredell and Davie explained that it would prevent further issues of legal-tender paper currency but have no effect on past issues except, Maclaine suggested, to raise their value by prohibiting future emissions.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • The coins will bear the same designs as the new legal-tender quarters of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

    US Mint to Start production of 5 oz Bullion Coin with “America the Beautiful Quarter” Designs : Coin Collecting News 2010

  • However, legal-tender quarters will have milled edges Also called reeded edges in the coin industry.

    US Mint to Start production of 5 oz Bullion Coin with “America the Beautiful Quarter” Designs : Coin Collecting News 2010

  • Iredell and Davie explained that it would prevent further issues of legal-tender paper currency but have no effect on past issues except, Maclaine suggested, to raise their value by prohibiting future emissions.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • Iredell and Davie explained that it would prevent further issues of legal-tender paper currency but have no effect on past issues except, Maclaine suggested, to raise their value by prohibiting future emissions.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • But Iceland could do that unilaterally by granting legal-tender status to the single currency or by setting up a currency board.

    Holding Iceland Hostage 2010

  • That was strange: North Carolina had twice issued highly controversial legal-tender paper money that depreciated, like that of Rhode Island though to a lesser extent.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • That was strange: North Carolina had twice issued highly controversial legal-tender paper money that depreciated, like that of Rhode Island though to a lesser extent.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • That was strange: North Carolina had twice issued highly controversial legal-tender paper money that depreciated, like that of Rhode Island though to a lesser extent.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

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