Importance of the Question, "What is Money?"-Kinds of Money-
Money Values-Money Systems-American Coinage-First Coin-
age Act-Gold and Silver Values-Reasons for a Change-Coin-
age Act of 1834-Mistaken Ratios-Silver Monometalized-
"" Gresham's Law"-" Mint Act" of 1837-Coinage Act of 1849
-Effects of the Discovery of Gold-Alarm of the Commercial
World-Our "Legal Tender Acts "-Resumption of the Coin-
age Act of 1873-Silver Demonetized-The "Trade Dollar" of
1876-Extent of Coinage to 1878-Coinage Act of 1878-Free