Did Washington had a U.S dollar coin back in the 1800's?

Answer 1

Seeing as George Washington died in 1799, I'd say no, he didn't. The first US silver dollar was struck in 1794 so it is quite possible that he would have had at least one at some point. As for the story of Washington throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac river, it's not true and even if he did throw a "silver dollar" across the river, it would likely have been an 8 real coin of Spain or Mexico since there were no US silver dollars when Washington was a young man.