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That's One Valuable Coin

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Pity the poor 1794 flowing hair dollar.

Till now, the first dollar ever minted by the United States was the world's most valuable coin. It will soon rank pitiful second, however, if the platinum coin crowd have their way.

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David Frum

David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of eight books, including most recently the e-book WHY ROMNEY LOST and his first novel Patriots, published in April 2012.

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