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Did American gold coins used to say, "In gold we trust"?

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  • Posted: skeptive on Jul 10, 2010
  • Last Activity: fundy on May 13, 2011
  • Views: 369 times

Did American gold coins used to say, "In gold we trust"?

  • Yes, gold coins said, "in gold we trust".

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    message.snopes.com (1 statement)

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    I've heard that somewhere out there a batch of US coins exist with the phrase 'In Gold We Trust' on them.

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    espanolaonline.com (1 statement)

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    US gold coins used to say “In Gold We Trust”.

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  • No, gold coins never said, "in gold we trust".

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    numismaster.com (4 statements)

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    The following year, largely at the instigation of Matt Rothert, later president of the American Numismatic Association, Congress amended the United States Code to require the national motto to be placed on all coins and currency.

    (Earlier, Congress took action to place the motto on the two-cent piece (Act of April 22, 1864, ch. 64, 13 Stat.

    54), and on some gold coins (Act of May 18, 1908, ch. 173, §1, 35 Stat.

    164 ).

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Yes, gold coins said, "in gold we trust".

message.snopes.com

In Gold We Trust - snopes.com

I've heard that somewhere out there a batch of US coins exist with the phrase 'In Gold We Trust' on them.

espanolaonline.com

301 Useless Facts

US gold coins used to say “In Gold We Trust”.

No, gold coins never said, "in gold we trust".

numismaster.com

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The following year, largely at the instigation of Matt Rothert, later president of the American Numismatic Association, Congress amended the United States Code to require the national motto to be placed on all coins and currency.

Clock Ticking on In God We Trust'

(Earlier, Congress took action to place the motto on the two-cent piece (Act of April 22, 1864, ch. 64, 13 Stat.

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54), and on some gold coins (Act of May 18, 1908, ch. 173, §1, 35 Stat.

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164 ).

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