Today in History: Coinage Act of 1792 Passed | Tenth Amendment Center

Today in history, the Coinage Act of 1792 was passed. It was the first attempt, under the current Constitution, to establish a coinage system for the United States. The coins were based on a decimal system, championed by Thomas Jefferson and Robert Morris in the 1780s. In a report titled “Notes on the Establishment of

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