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Enactment of the Coinage Act
- When
- April 22, 1864
- Where
- United States Congress
Congress passed the Coinage Act on April 22, 1864, prohibiting private minting of one and two-cent coins for circulation.
The law changed the composition of the one-cent coin and authorized the two-cent piece. It effectively ended the production of Civil War tokens by making private minting illegal. The act is also noted for introducing the phrase "In God We Trust" on the two-cent coin.
Sources
- Coinage Act of 1864 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
- Civil War token Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-31
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