• The Currency Act of 1870 (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 252, 16 Stat. 251, enacted July 12, 1870) maintained greenbacks issued during the American Civil...
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    The Currency Act or Paper Bills of Credit Act is one of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies...
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    colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par...
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    in gold coin only, paper currency the Act specified. The Act formalized the American gold standard that the Coinage Act of 1873, which demonetized silver...
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    control the currency, the Act taxed notes issued by state and local banks, essentially pushing non-federally issued paper currency out of circulation...
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    States currency, the Federal Reserve Note. The Federal Reserve Act created a national currency and a monetary system that could respond effectively to the...
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  • a list of Continental currency banknotes, which were printed from 1775 through 1779. Banknotes of the United States dollar Continental Currency dollar...
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    type of currency that is not backed by a precious metal, such as gold or silver, or backed by any other tangible asset or commodity. Fiat currency is typically...
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  • had its headquarters in Dublin, and was incorporated by act of Parliament, the Clearing Act (Ireland) 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. xxix). In 1888 a society...
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    Coinage Act of 1873 or Mint Act of 1873 was a general revision of laws relating to the Mint of the United States. By ending the right of holders of silver...
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