Talk:Eagle (United States coin)

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It's a little confusing to say "The Eagle was the largest of the four circulating..." when the double-eagle was a larger circulating coin.

Frankly, I've never seen such a discussion of U.S. coinage before in my life. It article reads as is somebody who has no knowledge of the U.S. coinage decided to write an article about "decimal" coinage concepts and threw in some terms relating to mathmatics. --TGC55 01:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

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The purity of all circulating gold coins in the United States was 90% gold or .900 fine - According to the article Coinage Act (1792), gold coins were 11 parts gold to 1 part alloy, i.e., .917 fine, or 22 karats -- Nik42 04:51, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The article and the information is WRONG. That 22 karet stuff was changed about 1837 when the US devalued the dollar. Gold coins after 1837 (?) were .900 fine. I don't have the time to chase down the references. This article is a mess and written by people who have little knowledge of U.S. coinage --TGC55 01:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

This is true. I have added more accurate information a couple of times - with citation of coinfacts.com - only to have it deleted.66.245.26.219 21:37, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

If the article needs to be corrected, it needs to be done correctly. Corrections are not made by typing a new paragraph prefaced by CORRECTION:, or by signing your name at the end of your additions to the article. It needs to still be an article when you're done. I also agree that the article needs a rewrite, the first paragraph it definitely out of place, at least to me. Bobby ^{I'm Here, Are You There?} 04:38, 5 December 2006 (UTC)