Coinage Act

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

List

United Kingdom

• The Coinage Act 1861
• The Coinage Act 1870
• The Coinage Act 1971

United States

• The Coinage Act of 1792 - Established the U.S. Mint & defined coinage standards; Ag:Au=15:1
• The Coinage Act of 1834 - Altered the gold to silver ratio; Ag:Au=16:1
• The Coinage Act of 1849 - Two new denominations of gold coins
• The Coinage Act of 1857 - Forbidden use of foreign coins as legal tender
• The Coinage Act of 1864 - Mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency
• The Coinage Act of 1873 - Made the U.S. Mint part of the Treasury Department; silver de-monetized
• The Bland-Allison Act (1878) - Coinage Act (Silver Dollar), ch. 20, 20 Stat. 25; Ag:Au=16:1
• The Coinage Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–81, 79 Stat. 254, enacted July 23, 1965

See also

List of short titles