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The Half Union: The $50 Gold Coin You’ve Never Heard Of
Breaking the Dollar
English - March 04, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsInvesting Business gold silver crypto bitcoin precious metals investing dollar coins bullion invest Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Sometimes historical circumstances lead to unconventional proposals. Such is the case of a U.S. $50 gold coin known as a half union. Its story is filled with bureaucratic intrigue and economic transformation. Everett walks through the history of the half union and why it never gained approval for regular production.