In 1854, James Guthrie, then Secretary of the Treasury, proposed creating $100, $50 and $25 gold coins, which were referred to as a "Union", "Half Union", and "Quarter Union", thus implying a denomination of 1 Union = $100.
Në 1854, James Guthrie, sekretari i thesarit, propozoi krijimin e monedhave të arta prej $100, $50 dhe $25, të cilat do të quheshin "Union" (sq. bashkim), "Half Union" (sq. gjysëm bashkim), dhe "Quarter Union" (sq. çerek bashkim) duke krijuar një denominim prej 1 Union = $100.