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"Twopenny Bits."

If it be true that the authorities of the Mint are seriously contemplating the issue of a new coin, a " twopenny bit" of nickel, the ■ innovation will meet with general approval, except perhaps with those narrow-minded individuals who object to the intrc auction of anything "Continental.— Birmingham Gazette.

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