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Recollections of Forty Years

by John Sherman

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Section 15 Of the Original Bill Omitted the Silver Dollar. It Was as Follows

“Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That of the silver coin, the weight of the half dollar, or piece of 50 cents, shall be 192 grains; and that of the quarter dollar and dime shall be, respectively, one-half and one-fifth of the weight of said half dollar. That the silver coin issued in conformity with the above section shall be a legal tender in any one payment of debts for all sums less than one dollar.”

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