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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.
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.
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
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
The three-cent silver was the first American coin to contain metal valued significantly less than its face value, and the first silver coin not to be legal tender for an unlimited amount. The coin saw heavy use until Congress acted again in 1853, making other silver coins lighter, which kept them in circulation.
U.S. Senators John McCain and Mike Enzi announced a bill to eliminate the penny and replace the dollar bill with a coin. ... Innovation, and National Savings Act of 2017, or the COINS Act for ...
The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark): ... 1853 (P) 3,532,708 Arrows at date; rays on reverse. O
A new Oklahoma law that goes into effect on Sept. 1 will require vehicle buyers to pre-register the vehicle with the state within two business days. Buyers will then have 10 days from the date of ...