History of the monetary legislation and of the currency system of the United States
Subtitle: Embracing rare and invaluable documents.
Publisher: J.J. McVey
Published: 1896
Place of publication: Philadelphia, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: The Monetary Legislation and Currency System of the United States. From the Colonial Period to 1792 19; title: Coinage Scheme Proposed by Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance 21; title: Mr. Jefferson's Notes on the Establishment of a Money Unit and of a Coinage for the United States 29; title: Report of a Grand Committee on the Money Mint, 1785 38; title: Propositions Respecting the Coinage of Gold, Silver and Copper 38; title: Report of the Board of Treasury, 1786 41; title: The Silver Period, 1792-1834 — Act of April 2, 1792 42; title: Report of Alexander Hamilton on the Establishment of a Mint 42; title: 1. The Money Mint 44; title: 2. The Unit Should be Attached to both Gold and Silver 46; title: 3. The Coinage Rates of the Two Metals should be their Market or Commercial Ratio 48; title: 4. The Proportion and Composition of Alloy in the Coins. 51; title: 5. Who should Bear the Expense of Coinage 53; title: 6. Foreign Coins should be Treated as Merchandise 55; title: 7. Number, Denominations, etc., of the Coins 63; title: Analysis of Hamilton's Report 69; title: The Gold Period, 1834-1853 — Acts of June 28, 1834, and January 18, 1837 86; title: Gold Period, 1853-1873 — Demonetization of Silver by the Act of February 21, 1853 89; title: The Legal Tender Notes 93; title: The National Bank Notes 96; title: Gold Period, 1873-1878 — Demonetization of Silver in 1873. 96; title: Hon. John Sherman Advocates the Single Gold Standard, with Silver as Limited Legal Tender 97; title: The Period of the Limping Standard, 1878, to the Present Time, Acts of 1878 and 1890 101; title: Reform of Our Currency System 105; title: The Free Coinage of Silver 114; title: Hon. James H. Eckels' Speech 119