U. S. COINAGE AND CURRENCY LAWS.
Power granted by Constitution-Act of April 2, 1792, establishing a mint and regulating
coinage-Act of May 8, 1792, copper coinage-Act of January 14, 1793, copper coinage- Act
February 9, 1793, in reference to foreign coins-Subsequent legal tender legislation as to foreign
coins-Act of March 3, 1795, regulating the mint and coins of the U. S.-Act of April 21, 1806,
punishment of counterfeiting-Act of June 25, 1834, gold coins of U S.-Act of January 18, 1837,
coinage revision-Act of March 3, 1849, coinage of gold dollars and double eagles--Act of March
3, 1851, coinage of three-cent silver piece--Act of February 21, 1853, relative to half and quarter
dollar, dime and half dime-Act of March 3, 1853, new coinage, assaying and regulation of dies-
Act of February 21, 1857, legal tender quality of foreign coins revoked, nickel cent, purchase of
bullion-Act of April 22, 1864, coinage of bronze cent, and legal tender of minor coins-Act of
March 3, 1865, coinage of nickel three-cent pieces, limited legal tender-Act of May 16, 1866, comage
of five-cent piece-Act of March 3, 1871, redemption of copper and other token coins--Act of
February 12, 1873, revising coinage laws--Act of January 29, 1874, coinage of foreign coins at the
mint-Act of June 22, 1874, Revised Statutes of the U. S.-Act of March 3, 1875, coinage of twenty-
cent piece-Act of April 17, 1876, issue of silver coins--Joint resolution, July 22, 1876, issue of
silver coins, purchase of silver bullion--Act of February 28, 1878, to authorize standard silver
dollar, purchase of bullion, monetary conference--Act of May 2, 1878, coinage of twenty-cent piece
prohibited--Act of June 19, 1878, assaying of bullion-Act of March 3, 1879, transportation of
securities, coin certificates--Act of June 9, 1879, redemption of silver coins, legal tender of silver
coins-Act of May 26, 1882, gold coin for gold bullion--Act of August 7, 1852, transportation of
silver coins--Act of August 4, 1886, issue of silver certificates, transportation of silver coin--Act
February 19, 1887, retirement and recoinage of trade dollar-Act March 2, 1989, disposal of
"silver profit fund"-Act July 14, 1890, purchase of silver bullion, issue of coin certificates--Act
of September 26, 189), amendment of section 3510, Revised Statutes--Act of September 26, 1890,
discontinues the coinage of three-dollar and one-dollar gold pieces and three-cent nickel--Act of
February 10, 1891, counterfeiting--Act of March 3, 1891, exchange of gold coins for bars-Act of
November 1, 1893, purchase of silver bullion discontinued.
LAWS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CURRENCY...
Act of July 17, 1861, authorizing the issue of Treasury and $50,000,000 demand notes-Act of
August 5, 1861, form and manner of issuing Treasury notes-Act of February 12, 1862, $10,000,000
additional demand notes-Act of February 25, 1862, issue of $150,000,000 legal tender United States
notes-Act of March 17, 1862, demand notes made legal tender--Act of July 11, 1862, additional
issue of $150,000,000 United States legal tender notes-Act of July 17, 1862, stamps received in pay-
ment of customs duties, fractional bank notes forbidden-Joint resolution January 17, 1863, non-
interest bearing United States notes authorized-Act of March 3, 1863, $150,000,000 additional legal
tender notes authorized, exchange of United States notes for interest bearing Treasury notes, issue
of gold certificates, $50,000,000 fractional currency-Act of June 30, 1854, Treasury notes bearing
interest, redemption of Treasury and United States notes, temporary loan-Act of January 28,
1965, issue of Treasury notes-Act of March 3, 1865, conversion of Treasury notes into bonds-
Act of April 12, 1868, retirement of United States notes--Act of March 2, 1867, issue of temporary
loan certificates in payment of compound interest notes-Act February 4, 18 8, suspension of
further reduction of the currency--Act of July 25, 1868, redemption and retirement of compound
interest notes--Act of March 18, 1869, to strengthen public credit--Act of July 12, 1870, redemption
of 3 per cent. temporary loan certificates--Act of June 20, 1874, amount of United States notes
fixed-Revised Statutes relating to currency--Act January 14, 1875, resumption of specie payments
--Actof May 31, 1878, further retirement of United States notes forbidden--Act of August 4, 1886,
issue of silver certificates.
LAWS RELATING TO BANK CURRENCY
Act of February 25, 1791, incorporation of the Bank of the United States--Act June 27, 1798, coun-
terfeiting--Act of April 10, 1816, Second Bank of the United States--Act of February 25, 1863, to
provide a national bank currency--Act of June 3, 1864, National Bank Act--Act of March 3, 1865,
formation of national banks--Act of July 13, 1836, tax on State banks-Act of March 2, 1867, certi-
ficates of temporary loans-Act of March 26, 1867, tax on county or municipal notes-Act of March
8, 1869, reports of national banks-Act of July 12, 1870, increase of national bank circulation-Re-
vised Statutes of the United States--Act of June 20, 1874, organization of national banks-Act of
June 23, 1874, destruetion of notes-Act of January 19, 1875, limitation of aggregate amount of na-
tional bank notes removed--Act of February 8, 1875, tax on notes other than national bank-Act
of March 3, 1875, printing of the notes-Act of February 14, 1880, conversion of national gold
banks--Act of July 12, 1882, corporate existence of national banks extended-Act of March 3,
1887, reserve cities--Act of July 14, 1890, 5 per cent. redemption fund.
APPENDIX
Coins of the United States, authority for coining and changes in weight and fineness, total
amount coined, legal tender quality.