<P> In the 1780s , Thomas Jefferson , Robert Morris and Alexander Hamilton recommended to Congress the value of a decimal system . This system would also apply to monies in the United States . The question was what type of standard : gold , silver or both . The United States adopted a silver standard based on the Spanish milled dollar in 1785 . </P>
<P> In the 1780s , Thomas Jefferson , Robert Morris and Alexander Hamilton recommended to Congress the value of a decimal system . This system would also apply to monies in the United States . The question was what type of standard : gold , silver or both . The United States adopted a silver standard based on the Spanish milled dollar in 1785 . </P>
when did we stop using gold as currency
when did we stop using gold as currency
1785
1785