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The recent U.S. Mint release of the new $1
Presidential Coins, some without the motto “In God
We Trust,” has numismatists digging into the history
of the motto. The results revealed not only the first
design attempting to use the motto, but led to the
exclusive striking of this “lost” design for the VERY
FIRST TIME!
The First Coin Design To Show…
America’s “Trust In God”
Unseen for over 140 years! In 1864,
Proposed by James B. Longacre
America’s first attempt to add a religious motto to
…and Discovered in a Smithsonian Institution Vault
its coins was rejected. Filed away in the pages of
U.S. Mint chief engraver James B. Longacre’s
sketchpads, the design remained unseen
for over 140 years—until now!
While studying Longacre’s notes
stored in the National Numismatics
Collection at the Smithsonian
Institution, researchers found that
the famed designer’s first attempt
at the motto was actually for a
$20 Gold Double Eagle with the
words “Our Trust Is In God.” The
design was shelved as Congress debat-
ed over the inclusion of the motto on U.S.
coins. Instead of appearing on a $20 Gold
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Longacre’s Two-Cent piece with the motto shortened
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