

United States
1 Dollar (Constitution)
United States · Silver
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The story
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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