Quote Originally Posted by Goldi View Post
The 1792 Coinage Act has NOT been amended. Sections 1-19 remain intact, unaltered, and have not been repealed. Section 20 of the act was moved to Revised Statute 3563 and is still in effect as well. Here are 2 court cases and one law review that reference that section as being intact and relevant today. http://www.mediafire.com/?36pin4jslin7rzq http://www.mediafire.com/?mzj14hxueejyh9o http://www.mediafire.com/?gg3vsfmyoab18sj In addition, in Johnson's speech on the implementation of the 1965 Coinage Act, he cleverly states that this act "supercedes" the 1792 Coinage Act. There is no term "supercede" to be found in Bouvier's or Blacks that I've found. So I went to Websters and one of the definitions of "supercede" is USURP. Fitting, ey? You cannot repeal by omission or by usurpation. Therefore, the 1792 Coinage Act is good law today. The last link above states as much.
Here is an interesting discussion.