History of American Coinage

Act of February adopted alloy amendment American amount bill circulation coin containing coinage coinage of silver commercial Committee Congressional copper copper coin currency debts decimal denominations Dime Director double standard eagle equal established favor February 28 federal dollar five dollars fixed foreign coins gold and silver gold coins gold dollar gold or silver Government grains of pure grains of standard half-cent half-dime half-dollar Hamilton House hundred hundredths inscription issued Jefferson legal tender legal-tender power letter minor coins money of account money unit number of grains ounce passed payment pound troy President proportion proposed purchase pure gold pure silver relative value Secretary Senate silver bullion silver dollar Spanish dollar Spanish milled dollar standard gold standard silver sterling subsidiary coins Superintendent of Finance Tables omitted three-cent piece tion trade dollar Treasury notes troy weight two-cent piece value of gold vote