Coinage Laws of the United States

shirohniichan

Has anyone read this book by David Ganz?

How much information does it contain? Since it's only 77 pages long, I don't see how it can contain that much.

Does it have full citations of all coinage laws passed? Does it have references to bills that failed to become law?

Does anyone know of any books that give full citations of laws and bills regarding coinage, especially 19th century coinage?

shirohniichan

OK, I just found the following:

Gold and Silver Coinage under the Constitution: Laws Enacted Thereon by Congress from the Organization of the Federal Government to the Present Time (
by Ananymous,Manufactured by University Press of the Pacific
ISBN: 0898756928
Publish Date: December 2001
Binding: Paperback
List Price: USD 24.50

Has anyone read this one?

kieferscoins

www.amazon.com Link to the book

Cameron Kiefer

Conder101

At 144 pages it is probably also somewhat abridged but it might be good. I have a reference which I think carries the complete text of the laws but it is at home where I can't get at it to check and make sure. Unfortunately it isn't going to be easily available. The title is "Sound Currency Reform Club 1895" There is also an 1896 edition. In these the section on the coinage laws of the US runs I believe 286 pages. The book also has all of the laws relating to the establishing of banks and the issuing of currency for each of the states. And the laws covering the issung of US paper currency in the 1861 to 1895 era. Plus other interesting items such as Coins Financial School. (A fictional series of lectures debating bimetalism, free silver, and the gold standard. Interesting reading for the person interested in the concerns these issues raised in the 1896 elections.)


Sorry forgot to answer the original question. Yes I have a copy of the Ganz book (Actually Ganz only writes a foreword to it. The compilation was actually prepared for the Commitee on Finance of the United States Senate in 1894.) It doesn't contain the full text of all the laws but it does make a good first reference when you are looking for information about the laws. And it's cheap.

DaveG

Fractional Money by Neil Carothers also has an appendix with coinage laws in it.

If you're interested in the circumstances surrounding 19th century coinage, I highly recommend this book.