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:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 5]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 134.
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