Coinage Act of 1835

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The Coinage Act of 1835 was a United States law that expanded the nation’s minting capacity by authorizing new branch mints to process regional gold and silver into official coinage.

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Coinage Act of 1835 canonical 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
appliesTo United States Mint
authorizedBy 23rd United States Congress
authorizedCreationOf Charlotte Mint
Dahlonega Mint
New Orleans Mint
authorizedMintFunction coinage of gold
coinage of silver
branchMintLocation Charlotte, North Carolina
Dahlonega, Georgia
New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effect facilitated conversion of locally mined gold into federal coinage
increased regional access to official coinage
enactedIn 1835
hasConsequence decentralization of coin production from Philadelphia Mint
establishment of southern branch mints
historicalPeriod Jacksonian era
implementedBy Director of the Mint
United States Department of the Treasury
surface form: United States Treasury
jurisdiction United States Congress
languageOfWork English
legalForm public law
legislativeBody United States Congress
partOf history of United States coinage
purpose authorize new branch mints
expand United States minting capacity
process regional gold and silver into official coinage
regulates coinage
minting of gold coins
minting of silver coins
relatedTo Coinage Act of 1792
United States Mint
branch mints of the United States
sector currency
monetary policy
signedBy Andrew Jackson
signingPresident Andrew Jackson
topic branch mint system
gold rush era coinage
yearEnacted 1835

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Dahlonega Mint establishedUnderAct Coinage Act of 1835