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Coinage Act

United States of America · Economy / Currency. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1792–1873Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1792

Alexander Hamilton2 April 1792

Philadelphia · Economy / Currency

The Coinage Act establishes the United States Mint and a decimal national currency.

1873

Ulysses Simpson Grant12 February 1873

Washington · Economy / Currency

The Coinage Act ends standard silver-dollar production and strengthens the movement toward gold.

Names involved

Alexander HamiltonUlysses Simpson Grant

Provenance

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