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In the rotunda of the Capitol

Western Railroad Depot. "This depot, built in 1852, was the site of Abraham Lincoln's famous farewell address upon leaving Springfield on February 11, 1861, to assume the presidency of the United States." Springfield, Illinois July 12, 2008

Abraham Lincoln sitting in his memorial.

It’s me, Richard Saunders of Poor Richard’s Almanac fame, back today to talk about some of the little-known but fascinating facts of U.S. coinage. (Earlier posts on the subject include “Big bucks and silver dollars,” “Don’t accept any wooden nickels,” “Forget wooden nickels—go for the gold!” and “Can a penny be saved?”) Today, let’s look at the history of Native Americans on our coins.