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No, but that is a very clever thought!
Uh, help me out here, Carmen Sandiego... something to do with the introduction of standardized coinage itself? I remember an episode where the general public was asked to turn in their metals to smelt and mint, and the president's wife (possibly Mrs Washington?) started with a good example and gave her tea service. But not sure if that campaign got a name, and if so, whether said name was "pennies for the president" (obviously in that case it would be all about creating those pennies in the first place, not collecting them from anyone else)
Old Posted 08-23-2019, 03:12 PM