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==United States== |
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*[[Coinage Act of 1792]] - Established the U.S. Mint |
*[[Coinage Act of 1792]] - Established the U.S. Mint & defined coinage standards; Ag:Au=15:1 |
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*[[Coinage Act of 1849]] - Two new denomonations of gold coins |
*[[Coinage Act of 1849]] - Two new denomonations of gold coins |
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*[[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 1864]] - Mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency. |
Revision as of 22:47, 8 August 2008
There are more than one acts of legislation known as the Coinage Act:
United Kingdom
United States
- Coinage Act of 1792 - Established the U.S. Mint & defined coinage standards; Ag:Au=15:1
- Coinage Act of 1849 - Two new denomonations of gold coins
- 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
- Bland-Allison Act (1878) - Coinage Act (Silver Dollar), ch. 20, 20 Stat. 25
- Coinage Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–81, 79 Stat. 254, enacted July 23, 1965