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SUBMITTERLora Kinberger
LOCATION Louisville, KY (USA)
COMMENTS
The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United States coins largely because of the
increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. Secretary of the Treasury
Salmon P. Chase received many appeals from devout persons throughout the country, urging that
the United States recognize the Deity on United States coins. From Treasury Department records,
it appears that the first such appeal came in a letter dated November 13, 1861
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Posted on 3/13/2006 by Adam