Act of March 3, 1849
Authorizing the coinage of gold dollars and double eagles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be, from time to time, struck and coined at the Mint of the United States and the branches thereof, conformably in all respects to law¹ (except that on the reverse of the gold dollar the figure of the eagle shall be omitted), and conformably in all respects to the standard for gold coins now established by law², coins of gold of the following denomination and values, viz; double eagles, each to be of the value of twenty dollars, or units, and gold dollars, each to be of the value of one dollar, or unit.
¹ See act Feb. 21, 1853, sec. 7.
² See act Feb. 12, 1873, sec. 14.