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The Texas dollar was the currency of the Republic of Texas. Several forms of currency were issued, but an ongoing economic depression made it difficult for the government to provide effective backing. [1] The republic accepted the standard gold and silver coins of the United States, but never minted its own coins. [2]
The Texas Centennial half dollar was a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the U.S. Bureau of the Mint for collectors from 1934 to 1938. It features an eagle and the Lone Star of Texas on the obverse, while the reverse is a complex scene incorporating the winged goddess Victory, the Alamo Mission, and portraits of Texan founding fathers Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, together with the ...
Central Texas Turnpike, area around Austin, Texas: 2003–2008 $1.5 billion 2001 $2.8 billion (2008) [9] [10] $3.1 billion I-10 Katy Freeway Expansion (Interstate 10 in Texas) 2007–2011 $2.57 billion [11] Intercounty Connector, Montgomery County, Maryland: 1997–2029 $1.66 billion $2.2 billion $3.17 billion
"Charles Moore, the chair of the commission, had become critical of the commemorative half-dollar series, and took an especially dim view of Coppini's initial models, describing them as a conglomeration of 'the whole history of Texas and all its leading personages in a perfect hodgepodge.'"
Even with a mixed record, Mirabeau B. Lamar remains a subject of fascination for many in Texas.
As a task force we seek to improve and develop articles relating to both the historic and modern day currencies of the United States and its historical and modern territories. The majority of our articles are the result of intersection between WikiProject Numismatics and a range of other projects such as WikiProject United States.
James Marion West Jr. (September 26, 1903 – December 18, 1957) was a Texas oilman. He was the son of James Marion West Sr., the businessman who created the West family fortune, and brother of Wesley West. He was nicknamed "Silver Dollar Jim", because of his habit of throwing silver dollar coins toward passersby on the street. [1]
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