The Coinage Act of 1792 and Establishment of the U.S. Dollar (HOM 20-A)
The Coinage Act of 1792 and Establishment of the U.S. Dollar (HOM 20-A)

History of Money, Lecture 20, Pt.

A: the Constitution of the United States grants Congress the power to coin and regulate the value of money, which the Congress did in 1792, creating the silver and gold dollar.