charter document incorporating albany new_york city albany charter issued governor months governor issued similarly detailed charter city new_york city albany created years charter oldest existing city charter force united_states arguably according senior historian united states congress commemorated charter anniversary half dollar coin history city new_york received municipal charter governor governor came albany time village sent delegation prominent men request charter encouraged governor finally released claims albany strip land mile wide miles long albany albany time consisted residents living houses july delegation led traveled new_york receive charter albany charter signed july read aloud citizens albany days later england extension albany julian calendar time corrected date signing document calendar august demanded charters albany city new_york new_york yielded albany mayor refused went major leaders suppressing rebellion major threat charter government came american revolution stopped meeting local took daily functions began meeting charter parade held anniversary celebrations ceremonies united_states congress authorized albany charter half dollar coin celebrations held included enactment signing awarding charter governor playing governor mayor playing events fireworks music unveiling clock hot air balloon lift cake large feed thousands world visiting dignitaries invited ceremonies given tour city mayor provisions charter turned village albany city mayor city albany legally separated nearby colonial estate charter established albany boundaries municipal government specifically naming officers certain special rights charter exclusive right negotiate native americans established albany sole market town upper hudson region right purchase land mayor albany executive officer selected lieutenant governor designated clerk marketplace city assistant chosen ward sat mayor recorder mayor recorder justices assistants judicial powers sole right issue trading privileges rested mayor encompassed north west time state vermont residents new_york albany specifically banned trading nation native tribe west east north city albany native tribes amendments charter amended march remove mayor powers act city county sole regulate trade indians continued minor changes march saw major changes state legislature revision city changed mayor city albany city albany people albany adopted revised charter amendment charter commemorative coin united_states congress authorized june half dollar coins celebrating anniversary charter legal tender actually circulated established approve design chose albany native create design design commemorative coin coins extra commission destroyed commemorative coins period normally sold sale commemorative coin sweeping country spring summer seen close commemorative coins issued year time issuing coins returned philadelphia melted sold coins coin rated original packaging rare included page booklet containing illustration coin history albany slots coins booklet envelope came highly today today boxes designed hold single coins inscribed specifications albany charter coin millimetres diameter weighs grams edge silver copper beaver maple branch represents importance fur trade albany economy maple new_york state tree seeds maple tree separate words united_states_of_america half dollar arranged periphery god trust appear small letters beaver reverse governor mayor standing pine tree base inscribed year artist initials inscribed governor feet mayor holding new charter shaking hands governor men eagle legend liberty arranged periphery words settled chartered albany arcs pine separate inscriptions
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