An Act to amend the Coinage Act, 1870, as respects Light Gold Coins.
WHEREAS by section seven of the Coinage Act, 1870, it is enacted as follows: "Where any gold coin of the realm is below the current weight as provided by this Act, or where any coin is called in by any proclamation, every person shall, by himself or others, cut, break, or deface any such coin tendered to him in payment, and the person tendering the same shall bear the loss:" And whereas the said section has failed to maintain the integrity of the gold coinage of the realm, and it is expedient...