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[–] TheKobold 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The point is it became official in '56

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[–] fecaliphate 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

From Wikipedia:

"An Act of Congress passed on March 3, 1865, allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the motto on all gold and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon."[9][11] In 1873, Congress passed the Coinage Act, granting that the Secretary of the Treasury "may cause the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to be inscribed on such coins as shall admit of such motto."

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[–] TheKobold ago 

Allowing is not the same as making it official.

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[–] fecaliphate 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

It was official, it was officially on legal coinage since 1859 or so.