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It's said that he threw a silver dollar across the Potomac, which is unlikely since the silver dollar didn't exist at that time. The story is likely a myth. silver dollars did exist at that time, the spanish pieces of eight silver dollar.It was the first silver dollar used in the early colonies and remained u.s. legal tender until 1857.

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