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Morgan Dollar Was Not President-Approved

Is it true that President Hayes was opposed to the Morgan silver dollar being issued?

The Bland-Allison Act was vetoed in early 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) due to Hayes’ concerns that the bill would negatively impact the government’s ability to fulfill monetary contracts. Hayes

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