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Coinage Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States related to coinage.

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United Kingdom

Coinage Act 1816, defined the value of pound sterling relative to gold
Coinage Offences Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 99)
Coinage Act 1870, stated the metric weights of British coins
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

United States

Coinage Act of 1792, established the U.S. Mint and defined coinage standards; silver-to-gold ratio set at 15:1
Coinage Act of 1834, altered the silver-to-gold ratio to 16:1
Coinage Act of 1849, created two new denominations of gold coins, $1 and $20
Coinage Act of 1853, reduced the silver in half-dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime coins; authorized a $3 gold coin
Coinage Act of 1857, forbid use of foreign coins as legal tender, reduced the size of the cent, ended the half-cent coin
Coinage Act of 1864, mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency
Coinage Act of 1873, made the U.S. Mint part of the Treasury Department; silver demonetized, three minor coins terminated
Coinage Act of 1965, effectively ended the mintage of circulating silver coins

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+{{Short description|List of legislation by this short title}}
-'''Coinage Act''' is a stock [[short title]] used for [[legislation]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] which relates to [[coinage]].
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+'''Coinage Act''' is a stock short title used for legislation in the [[United Kingdom]] and the United States related to coinage.
 ==List==
 ===United Kingdom===
-*The [[Coinage Act 1861]]
+* [[Coinage Act 1816]], defined the value of [[pound sterling]] relative to [[gold]]
-*The [[Coinage Act 1870]]
+* [[Coinage Offences Act 1861]] ([[24 & 25 Vict.]] c. 99)
+* [[Coinage Act 1870]], stated the metric weights of British coins
-*The [[Coinage Act 1971]] introduced [[Decimalisation|decimal]] currency, restricts usage of coins to pay debits<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2012-06030 |title=Judge orders man who paid accountant's £800 bill with coppers to pay the debt 'properly' |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144578/Judge-orders-man-paid-accountants-800-coppers-pay-debt-properly.html |first=Suzannah |last=Hills |day=15 |month=May |year=2012 |publisher=DailyMailOnline}}</ref>
-*The [[Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011]]
+* [[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 [[Decimal Day|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
 ===United States===
-*The [[Coinage Act of 1792]] - Established the U.S. Mint & defined coinage standards; Ag:Au=15:1
+* [[Coinage Act of 1792]], established the U.S. Mint and defined coinage standards; silver-to-gold ratio set at 15:1
-*The [[Coinage Act of 1834]] - Altered the gold to silver ratio; Ag:Au=16:1
+* [[Coinage Act of 1834]], altered the silver-to-gold ratio to 16:1
-*The [[Coinage Act of 1849]] - Two new denominations of gold coins
+* [[Coinage Act of 1849]], created two new denominations of gold coins, $1 and $20
-*The [[Coinage Act of 1857]] - Forbidden use of foreign coins as legal tender
+* [[Coinage Act of 1853]], reduced the silver in half-dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime coins; authorized a $3 gold coin
-*The [[Coinage Act of 1864]] - Mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency
+* [[Coinage Act of 1857]], forbid use of foreign coins as legal tender, reduced the size of the cent, ended the half-cent coin
-*The [[Coinage Act of 1873]] - Made the U.S. Mint part of the Treasury Department; silver de-monetized
+* [[Coinage Act of 1864]], mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency
+* [[Coinage Act of 1873]], made the U.S. Mint part of the Treasury Department; silver demonetized, three minor coins terminated
-*The [[Bland-Allison Act]] (1878) - Coinage Act (Silver Dollar), ch. 20, 20 Stat. 25; Ag:Au=16:1
-*The [[Coinage Act of 1965]], {{USStatute|89|81|79|254|1965|07|23}}
+* [[Coinage Act of 1965]], effectively ended the mintage of circulating silver coins
-===India===
-* The [[Coinage Act, 2011]] - Consolidating Act related to coinage and the Mints in [[India]].
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Money}}
-:[[List of short titles]]
+* [[List of short titles]]
+*[[Coinage Offences Act]]
-{{UK legislation}}
 [[Category:Lists of legislation by short title]]
-[[Category:United States federal currency legislation]]
+[[Category:Lists of United States federal legislation]]