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apr 8, 1873 - Coinage Act of 1873 (Apr)

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Congress dropped coinage of silver dollars; Ppl in W mining states wanted return to coinage of silver ⇒ was to promote inflation after silver discoveries forced silver prices down;

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apr 8, 1873
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~ 153 years ago