Democratic (constitutionalist) President Polk signs the Coinage Act of 1849, authorizing the minting of gold one Dollar coins and gold Double Eagle coins (20 Dollars).

[restored 2/4/2022]

Subsequent Events:

2/25/1863                   2/12/1873                  3/14/1900

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References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 134.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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