It was not until the Coinage Act of 1873 that the dollar became practically, if not legally, defined solely in terms of gold.

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The Coinage Act of 1834 changed the content of the Eagle to 23.2 grains while leaving the silver dollar unchanged producing a ratio of 16:1.

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The 1985 law that led to the creation of the U.S. Mint legal tender bullion coin was largely his doing, the outgrowth of The Coinage Act of 1983, a bill sponsored by Dr. Paul.

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One of the first acts of the US Congress after the new US Constitution was the Coinage Act of 1792 allowed for the minting of both gold and silver coins at a face value ratio of 15:1.

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Congress outlawed this type of private coinage in June 1864, although it left exceptions for tokens and coins that were meant to act as IOUs for payroll.

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