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Did George Washington really throw a silver dollar across the Potomac River?

April 26, 2017dollar George potomac river Silver throw Washington

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Did George Washington really throw a silver dollar across the Potomac River?

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It’s not likely that Washington tossed a coin across the Potomac, or the Rappahannock, or any other river. But if he had, it most likely would have been a Spanish colonial eight-reales coin.