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U.S. dollar created

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Established, Apr 2, 1792

The new Congress's Coinage Act of 1792 established the United States dollar as the country's standard unit of money, creating the United States Mint tasked with producing and circulating coinage.

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Alexander Hamilton,Hamilton helped to create the Coinage Act which established the U.S. Mint and the U.S. dollar. 
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Washington, DC 20004, USA
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