Coinage Act (1864)

The Coinage Act of 1864, a United States federal law, changed the composition of the one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin. The Director of the United States Mint was directed to develop the designs for these coins for final approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.

As a result of this law, the phrase "In God We Trust" first appeared, on the 1864 two-cent coin.

Congress passed the Act on April 22, 1864.

Another Act of Congress, passed on March 3, 1865, allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the phrase on all gold and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon."

In 1956 "In God We Trust" replaced "E Pluribus Unum" as the national motto. All currency was printed and minted with the new motto.

External links

• Information about the act from the U.S. Treasury Department

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