What happended in 1875?
In UK: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister – Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative). Captain Matthew Webb becomes is the first to swim the English Channel.
In USA: President is President: Ulysses S. Grant (R-Illinois). Vice President: Henry Wilson (R-Massachusetts) but dies from a stroke on November 22; the position is left vacant. President Grant authorizes issue of a twenty-cent piece, which is abolished 3 years later. Conoco formed as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company.
In USA: President is President: Ulysses S. Grant (R-Illinois). Vice President: Henry Wilson (R-Massachusetts) but dies from a stroke on November 22; the position is left vacant. President Grant authorizes issue of a twenty-cent piece, which is abolished 3 years later. Conoco formed as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sovereigns | 1875 Gold Sovereign Melbourne |
| | | Sovereigns | 1875 Gold Sovereign Sydney |