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Resumption of Specie Payments

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

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1879Date range
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Chronological records

1879

John Sherman1 January 1879

New York · Economy / Currency

The Treasury resumes redemption of United States notes in gold at par.

Names involved

John Sherman

Provenance

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