Mint Director Patterson

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1849

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mint Director Patterson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Gold Coinage Act authorizes the gold dollar and double eagle

   1849

   Role: Mint Director (context: 1836 opposition to gold dollar)

   1. 1January 25 - February 20, 1849 · United States CapitolBill Introduction

      James Iver McKay introduced House Bill No. 746 on January 25, 1849, initiating the legislative process for the new gold coins.

   2. 2March 3, 1849 · United States CapitolAct Enactment

      The bill became law on March 3, 1849, authorizing the gold dollar and double eagle, defining permissible variances in gold coinage.

   3. 3May 7-8, 1849 · United States MintFirst Production

      The first gold dollars were produced in May 1849, with conflicting records regarding the exact date of the first strike.

Sources

1. Gold dollar Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02