Southern UK 1794 Dollar Find

Stack's Bowers Galleries is excited to present a newly discovered 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar in their official auction for the 2021 ANA World's Fair of Money this August. Discovered in an accumulation by a southern UK dealer over 25 years ago, this piece is a newcomer to the census of known examples and was only recently authenticated with the assistance of Stack's Bowers Galleries. It subsequently received a grade of AU-55 from NGC and approval by CAC, ranking it among the most significant survivors of this historic issue.

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Newly Discovered 1794 Dollar to be Featured in the Stack's Bowers Galleries August ANA Auction(https://www.stacksbowers.com/News/Pages/Blogs.aspx?ArticleID=1794-flowing-hair-silver-dollar-new-discovery-stacks-bowers-galleries)

Annie Oakley Quarter Sought

Historians in Darke County are backing efforts to get a picture of Annie Oakley on the side of the quarter. Darke County is the birthplace of Oakley.

The United States Mint is seeking nominations of women to be featured on the traditional George Washington-faced quarter.

The Annie Oakley Foundation in Greenville and the Versailles Historical Society are promoting to help get Oakley on a quarter. Annie, known as was the first female superstar athlete as her record in shooting sports attests.

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Historians back efforts to get Annie Oakley on quarter(https://www.whio.com/news/historians-back-efforts-get-annie-oakley-quarter/YP6QU3TPPBAZXL6HN3CLORQUPY/)

Another Floor Tiled in Pennies

A woman has spent 16 hours painstakingly gluing $77 worth of pennies to her bathroom tiles, creating an incredible bespoke floor.

Jordan Darian, a creative director, decided to revamp her bathroom, which had beige walls, a standard white suite and wood-effect tiles.

Darian shared the transformation to her TikTok account on Friday, where it has already amassed more than 20 million views.

"$77 that no one can ever spend again," she joked, as she filmed herself individually sticking down each coin by hand.

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Woman Spends 16 Hours Painstakingly Gluing $77 Worth of Pennies to Her Floor(https://www.newsweek.com/woman-spend-16-hours-gluing-77-worth-pennies-floor-1598174)