| In Gold We Trust |
| Why? Because in 1905, this |
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| The inscription on the US $20 gold certificate read, "This certifies that there have been deposited in the Treasury of The United States of America twenty dollars in gold coin payable to the bearer on demand." A Double Eagle as shown below was the gold coin to which the inscription referred. |
| was backed by this |
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| A Double Eagle weighed 1.176 ounces and contained .96750 ounce of pure gold. |
| Today we have this |
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| Click the Federal Reserve Note |