Talk:Bland–Allison Act

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Hayes vs. Grant[edit]

My American History book (The American Pageant) that it was Grant that vetoed, and subsequently was unsupportive of, the act. Which is it? Hayes or Grant? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vendretta (talk • contribs) 23:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Grant was in office from 1869 - 1877. Hayes was 1877 - 1881. By logic, the answer is Hayes, since the Act was passed in 1878. What the book is refering to is another law (maybe the Coinage Act, but I'm not sure) in 1873. Nonamer98 (talk) 15:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Who put us on the gold standard?[edit]

The on article on the Coinage Act of 1873 claims that "the United States Congress in 1873... embraced the gold standard". However, this article claims that "the Bland-Allison Act... also created the Gold Standard". Either one of these pages is incorrect, or further elaboration is required. -- LightSpectra (talk) 17:46, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the lede--but the rest of the article is very badly garbled and needs major surgery. Rjensen (talk) 07:02, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Silver and gold are measured in troy ounces[edit]

I just edited the page, and forgot to add a reason why I removed "(one pound)" after "16 ounces" (when discussing the 16:1 silver:gold ratio). Silver and gold are measured in troy ounces, and a troy pound is 12 ounces, not 16. Using pounds there will just add unnecessary confusion, as most people aren't aware of troy measurements. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RScott13 (talk • contribs) 12:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistent dates[edit]

One of the paragraphs has dates in the 1880s for events leading up to this 1878 law. I don't know what the correct dates are, but those are obviously wrong. 170.140.151.65 (talk) 17:05, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]