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.
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.