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The Coinage Act of 1853, 10 Stat. 160, was a piece of legislation passed by the United States Congress which lowered the silver content of the silver half dime, dime, quarter dollar, and half dollar, and authorized a three dollar gold piece.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the annexation of northwestern Arizona on January 18, 1867. An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Arizona to the Union on February 14, 1912. An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since Hawaiiʻi was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959.
February 21, 1853: Coinage Act of 1853, Sess. 2, ch. 79, 10 Stat. 160 March 2, 1853: An act providing for administering the oath of office to William R. King, Vice President elect of the United States of America.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Coinage There have been numerous coins throughout the United States dollar's history that no longer circulate. ... 1853–1889 Half ...
In 1870, Treasury Secretary George Boutwell sent Congress a draft bill to replace the outdated 1837 Mint Act and the bits of legislation passed over the years regarding the mint and coinage. Even in the draft bill, no provision was made for the three-cent silver, though some in Congress wished to retain the coin in anticipation of the ...
Coinage Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 72) Coinage Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 3) Coinage Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6 c. 74) Coinage Act 1971, made provisions for decimalisation of the pound sterling; Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011, amended the Coinage Act 1971 to allow the method for measuring and confirming the weight of coins to be set by proclamation
Coinage Act of 1792; Coinage Act of 1834; Coinage Act of 1849; Coinage Act of 1853; Coinage Act of 1857; Coinage Act of 1864; Coinage Act of 1873; Coinage Act of 1965; Contraction Act of 1866; Copper Coinage Act of 1792; Currency Act of 1870
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