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The Czech town that invented the dollar
By Eliot Stein
15th November 2025
After more than 230 years, the US stopped minting the penny this week. But long before that, the first dollar was coined – and it was created in a one-road town far away from the USA.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20200107-welcome-to-jchymov-the-czech-town-that-invented-the-dollar