Specie Payment Resumption Act

The Specie Payment Resumption Act of January 14, 1875, was a law in the United States of America which restored the nation to the gold standard through the redemption of previously unbacked United States Notes. The decision further constricted the nation's money supply and was seen by critics as an exacerbating factor of the so-called "Long Depression" which struck in 1873.

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