The North American Review, Volume 127O. Everett, 1878 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 107
... gold is no trustworthy standard of value . During the rebellion , gold - measured by the prices of twenty of our great staples - varied more than any one of them did , except cotton , the cause of the war . Jevons , after measuring gold ...
... gold is no trustworthy standard of value . During the rebellion , gold - measured by the prices of twenty of our great staples - varied more than any one of them did , except cotton , the cause of the war . Jevons , after measuring gold ...
Page 125
... tached to gold rather than to silver . Twenty - four and six - eighths grains of fine gold have corresponded with the nominal value of the dollar in the several States , without regard to the successive diminutions of its " ( the ...
... tached to gold rather than to silver . Twenty - four and six - eighths grains of fine gold have corresponded with the nominal value of the dollar in the several States , without regard to the successive diminutions of its " ( the ...
Page 126
... gold coins from 899.225 to 900 - thousandths fine . The avowed object of the advocates of this change in the relative value of the two metals was to bring gold into circulation , and they determined to estab- lish a rate which should ...
... gold coins from 899.225 to 900 - thousandths fine . The avowed object of the advocates of this change in the relative value of the two metals was to bring gold into circulation , and they determined to estab- lish a rate which should ...
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