Talk:Coinage Act of 1873/Archive 1

Archive 1

Merger with 'Crime of 1873'

The Crime of 1873 article seems to cover exactly the same subject, albeit in a far less NPOV way. It contains some useful information, however, which isn't covered here. I think that the factual content could be usefully added here to produce a pretty good article. - Crosbiesmith 22:14, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Meld them. John Jay Knox was a banker who wrote the bill. He and Henry Linderman believed that gold coins were preferable to silver coins. U. S. President "Ron" Reagan sold some of the gold that those two men cherished. Times change, back and forth. The article could use a better title. I had sought to create Coinage Act of 1873, then I located Fourth Coinage Act. Coinage Act (1873) is a good title, because searchers will seek "Coinage Act" at the outset of their search. Superslum 01:48, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Many people who might search for the Crime of 1873 do not care about the details of the Act, but rather the reactions to it. Merging these articles might serve to cause confusion, and keeping the legal/technical side separate from the social ramifications makes more sense to me. --Dsg123456789 01:54, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Merge with a redirect. Calling it "Crime of '73" is POV to start off with. Joe I 19:04, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't think its meant to describe the act so much as the phrase and popular reaction to it. 68.39.174.238 03:59, 22 March 2007 (UTC)