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PBS' History Detectives is dedicated to exploring historical mysteries that will, on Monday, investigate whether a 1853 French Napoleon coin was split by sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

Annie Oakley was a superstar attraction in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show who became famous by performing daring shooting feats.

Annie's marksmanship skills dazzled audiences by edge-splitting playing cards, snuffing out candles, and, of course, shooting coins.

Legendary Native American and Sioux warrior Sitting Bull, also in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the 1880's, called Annie "Little Sure Shot."

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U.S. Representative Jack Kingston introduced coin legislation Thursday, June 26, seeking a silver dollar coin commemorating "the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America."

The coin bill is officially named H.R. 6404. It's so freshly new that the Government Printing Office (GPO) has not yet had the chance to enter the text of the legislation into their system.

It does, however, have an impressive cosponsor list of 41 other members in the House. That's strong showing for the initial stage of this bill.

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