Gold Coinage Act
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The Gold Coinage Act was an act of the United States Congress which allowed for the minting of two new denomonations of gold coins, the gold dollar and the gold $20 or double eagle. It further defined the variances which were permissable in United States gold coinage. The act was approved on March 3, 1849.
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