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1 Dollar (Constitution)

United States · Silver

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The 1987 Constitution Silver Dollar

In 1987 the U.S. Mint sold a silver dollar with a built-in tax on itself. Seven dollars from every coin was earmarked to help pay down the national debt — a coin meant not just to honor the Constitution, but to quietly chip away at the country's bills.

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