The Fourth Coinage Act of 1873 embraced the gold standard and demonetized silver, known as the “Crime of 73”

The Fourth Coinage Act of 1873 embraced the gold standard and demonetized silver, known as the “Crime of 73”

US silver mining began on a large scale with the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1858.

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