Coinage Act

Last updated October 29, 2025

Coinage Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States related to coinage.

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Coinage Act 1816 (56 Geo. 3. c. 68), defined the value of pound sterling relative to gold
Coinage Offences Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 99)
Coinage Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 10), stated the metric weights of British coins
Coinage Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 72)
Coinage Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 3)
Coinage Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6 c. 74)
Coinage Act 1971 (c. 24), made provisions for decimalisation of the pound sterling
Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 (c. 17), amended the Coinage Act 1971 to allow the method for measuring and confirming the weight of coins to be set by proclamation

Coinage Act of 1792, established the U.S. Mint and defined coinage standards; silver-to-gold ratio set at 15:1
Coinage Act of 1834, altered the silver-to-gold ratio to 16:1
Coinage Act of 1849, created two new denominations of gold coins, $1 and $20
Coinage Act of 1853, reduced the silver in half-dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime coins; authorized a $3 gold coin
Coinage Act of 1857, forbid use of foreign coins as legal tender, reduced the size of the cent, ended the half-cent coin
Coinage Act of 1864, mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency
Coinage Act of 1873, made the U.S. Mint part of the Treasury Department; silver demonetized, three minor coins terminated
Coinage Act of 1965, effectively ended the mintage of circulating silver coins