Talk:Coinage Act of 1792

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[edit] Tense

This article uses a lot of "was to", as though this act were never implemented.

It was implemented, and is still in force, although many of its provisions are being flagrantly violated today by people in positions of trust, and are not enforced due to dereliction of duty by the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. --Quicksilver^{T @} 07:49, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Many of the provisions of the act have been superceded by other U.S. laws. For example, the finess of the gold coins was changed to .900 about 1837 (?) and the weights of the silver coins were reduced becuse the imbalance in the world price ratios of gold and silver. The laws were passed by Congress and are carried out by the Executive Branch. What issues are you concerned with that indicate "dereliction of duty"?--TGC55 01:47, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dismes?

Is dismes a typo? It's used twice.Gzuckier 18:33, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

It appears to be an archaic spelling. Look at the facsimile of the act in external links. older≠wiser 01:46, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)

Common old spelling. What is interesting is the half-dismes which were coined until about 1873 or so. They must have been easy to loose. The five cent "nickle" wasn't issued until about 1866.--TGC55 01:47, 24 June 2006 (UTC)