What happended in 1882?
In UK: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). Holborn Viaduct power station in London becomes the world's first coal-fired public electricity generating station supplying street lighting and some other buildings. The England cricket team is beaten for the first time in a home Test by Australia; a Sporting Times reporter burns the bails refers to the "The Ashes". Lager is brewed for the first time in the UK.
In USA: US President is Chester A. Arthur (R-New York). There was no Vice-President. The first Labor Day parade is held in New York City. Thomas Edison does street lighting in America, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan and later builds the first string of Christmas lights. Standard Oil of New Jersey is formed, renamed to Exxon in 1972. Jesse James was shot by a fellow outlaw so as to claim the reward, while Morgan Earp is killed by outlaws while playing billiards in Tombstone.
In USA: US President is Chester A. Arthur (R-New York). There was no Vice-President. The first Labor Day parade is held in New York City. Thomas Edison does street lighting in America, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan and later builds the first string of Christmas lights. Standard Oil of New Jersey is formed, renamed to Exxon in 1972. Jesse James was shot by a fellow outlaw so as to claim the reward, while Morgan Earp is killed by outlaws while playing billiards in Tombstone.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sovereigns | 1882 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - Shield |
 |  | Sovereigns | 1882 Gold Sovereign Sydney - St George |
 |  | Morgan Dollars | 1882 Morgan Dollar (1882-P) |
 |  | Morgan Dollars | 1882-CC Morgan Dollar |
 |  | Morgan Dollars | 1882-S Morgan Dollar |