A Nation Without CoinsVantage Press, 1965 - 139 pages |
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Page 76
... Congress resolution were issued to help finance the war . The unit was called the " Dollar ” and had a value equivalent to the Spanish - milled dollar . Thus the formal dollar system began . In 1786 Thomas Jefferson recom- mended to the ...
... Congress resolution were issued to help finance the war . The unit was called the " Dollar ” and had a value equivalent to the Spanish - milled dollar . Thus the formal dollar system began . In 1786 Thomas Jefferson recom- mended to the ...
Page 88
... Congress intended , they cannot be held to blame . Nevertheless , once the pronounced change in the Treasury's buying and selling patterns became evident , the Treasury should have brought this to the attention of the Congress . The ...
... Congress intended , they cannot be held to blame . Nevertheless , once the pronounced change in the Treasury's buying and selling patterns became evident , the Treasury should have brought this to the attention of the Congress . The ...
Page 119
... Congress will ultimately have to choose the material to replace silver even though the Treasury can and will make recommendations . No matter how important the impartiality of the Treasury and the Congress in selecting the substitute ...
... Congress will ultimately have to choose the material to replace silver even though the Treasury can and will make recommendations . No matter how important the impartiality of the Treasury and the Congress in selecting the substitute ...
Contents
A Dilemma | 15 |
The Supply of Silver | 46 |
The Role of Silver As a Monetary Metal in | 74 |
Copyright | |
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American amount of silver batteries bimetallic standard cent Chart coin shortage coinage in circulation coinage requirements Congress consumed consumption of silver copper crisis currency demand for silver demonetized coin dimes domestic estimated exhausted Federal Reserve Notes free silver Free World Government Gresham's Law half dollars hoarded important industrial consumption intrinsic value legislation marginal mines market ratio melting point million ounces minted monetary system non-silver coin ounces of silver peso photography present price increase price of silver price rise Production of Silver profit proposed redemption of silver revenue silver certificates silver coinage silver coins silver consumption silver content silver dollar silver market silver nickels silver price silver production Silver Purchase Act silver solders Silver Users silver-coinage problem silverware solution subsidiary coinage supply of silver tion Total Free World Treasury silver Treasury stock Treasury's Troy Ounces United States coinage United States Mint United States Treasury vending machines