Coinage Act of 1853

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addressed coin shortages in the U. S.
gptkbp:affects silver dollar coins
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:coinage_laws_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1873
gptkbp:date_enacted 1853
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:the_three-cent_piece
standard weights for coins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coinage Act of 1853
gptkbp:impact increased the production of fractional currency
gptkbp:increased the use of copper coins
gptkbp:influenced future coinage legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by economic conditions of the 1850s
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_William_M._Gwin
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in economic studies
economic historians
gptkbp:is_challenged_by state governments
the courts
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_considered a significant reform in U. S. history
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to its impact on silver coinage
favoring copper over silver
gptkbp:is_debated_in public forums
in the Senate and House of Representatives
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature
Congressional hearings
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_examined_in government agencies
legal scholars
gptkbp:is_implemented_in by the U. S. Mint
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping U. S. coinage policy
gptkbp:is_motivated_by the need for a stable currency
gptkbp:is_opposed_by political factions
silver miners
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:financial_institutions
gptkbp:is_referenced_in subsequent monetary legislation
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by contemporary commentators
gptkbp:led_to the U. S. monetary system
the creation of new coin designs
gptkbp:passes_through during a period of economic instability
gptkbp:purpose to reduce the weight of silver coins
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Mint_Act_of_1792
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1873
gptkbp:resulted_in the introduction of new denominations
gptkbp:signed_by President Franklin Pierce
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the California Gold Rush
gptkbp:was_part_of 19th-century monetary policy
the legislative agenda of the 1850s
the broader context of U. S. economic reform
the history of U. S. currency
gptkbp:was_signed_into_law on February 21, 1853
gptkbp:was_supported_by merchants and traders
the business community
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1792
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