Owner Comments:
The turn-of-the-century $5 gold coin. In 1900, The United States Census estimates the country's population was 70 million.
The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard.
The Galveston Hurricane makes landfall at Galveston, Texas, eventually killing 6,000–12,000 in the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Milton S. Hershey introduces the milk chocolate Hershey bar.
In 1900, $5 had the buying power of approximately $135 in 2017 monetary standards.