<P> A formal gold specie standard was first established in 1821 , when Britain adopted it following the introduction of the gold sovereign by the new Royal Mint at Tower Hill in 1816 . The United Province of Canada in 1853 , Newfoundland in 1865 , and the United States and Germany ( de jure ) in 1873 adopted gold . The United States used the eagle as its unit , Germany introduced the new gold mark , while Canada adopted a dual system based on both the American gold eagle and the British gold sovereign . </P>
<P> A formal gold specie standard was first established in 1821 , when Britain adopted it following the introduction of the gold sovereign by the new Royal Mint at Tower Hill in 1816 . The United Province of Canada in 1853 , Newfoundland in 1865 , and the United States and Germany ( de jure ) in 1873 adopted gold . The United States used the eagle as its unit , Germany introduced the new gold mark , while Canada adopted a dual system based on both the American gold eagle and the British gold sovereign . </P>
when did the united states go on the gold standard
when did the united states go on the gold standard
1873
1873