One catalyst that led the government to remove silver from coins was that the value of the silver in them started to outpace the face value. The removal of silver from American coins in 1965 was a preview of what was to come in 1971, when Richard Nixon ended the gold standard. The end of the gold standard, and silver coinage, was the result of many decades of overspending by the federal government.
Author: Adam Sharp
Published at: 2025-09-22 22:00:52
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