Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 required the Treasury Department to purchase and coin 4.5 million ounces of silver per month and pay for it with legal tender, treasury notes redeemable in gold. This law was a victory for silver forces and inflationists. See also: Resumption Act Bland-Allison Act This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.