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FDR: These coins do not have a wide circulation as a medium of exchange, and, because of the multiplicity of designs arising…

On the recordJune 29, 1938
These coins do not have a wide circulation as a medium of exchange, and, because of the multiplicity of designs arising from the issuance of such coins, they jeopardize the integrity of our coins and cause confusion.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Veto of H.R. 2734.

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