The Coins Honoring Our Founding Father
“Before there was a nation, before there was a symbol of this young nation — a flag, a constitution, a national seal — there was Washington. Even when in the course of revolutionary events a flag did appear and a Constitution, they did not have a long tradition behind them. But Washington was there, steadying the symbols, lending strength to them instead of drawing from them.” -Garry Wills
After a long, hard-fought Revolutionary war, the United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. British troops finally left New York City…