The Standard of ValueLongmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 187 pages |
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Page xiii
... given importance by the Duke of Wellington's views , which I alluded to in the preface to the sixth edition of this book . The Duke of Wellington's expressed desire ' to revert to the ancient practice of this country by making silver as ...
... given importance by the Duke of Wellington's views , which I alluded to in the preface to the sixth edition of this book . The Duke of Wellington's expressed desire ' to revert to the ancient practice of this country by making silver as ...
Page xiv
... given to cover the mint charge on coins limited to use as small change , but I contend that on unlimited coinage for full legal tender the mint charge ought properly to be collected by giving a reduced number of coins of full weight ...
... given to cover the mint charge on coins limited to use as small change , but I contend that on unlimited coinage for full legal tender the mint charge ought properly to be collected by giving a reduced number of coins of full weight ...
Page 5
... given rise to all the attempts to discover 1 Report of the Royal Commission on Gold and Silver , 1888 , p . 226 . ' an invariable standard of value : and , indeed PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION I PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
... given rise to all the attempts to discover 1 Report of the Royal Commission on Gold and Silver , 1888 , p . 226 . ' an invariable standard of value : and , indeed PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION I PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
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... given , ** says : ' The credit given to anyone by those with ' whom he deals does not depend on the quantity of bank - notes or coin ' in circulation at any time , but on their opinion of his solvency . ' It is certainly quite true that ...
... given , ** says : ' The credit given to anyone by those with ' whom he deals does not depend on the quantity of bank - notes or coin ' in circulation at any time , but on their opinion of his solvency . ' It is certainly quite true that ...
Page 12
... given before the Royal Commission as regards their contention that the recently prevailing low rates of interest prove that there is no scarcity or appreciation of gold.1 I now pass , however , to a point on which the argu- ments and ...
... given before the Royal Commission as regards their contention that the recently prevailing low rates of interest prove that there is no scarcity or appreciation of gold.1 I now pass , however , to a point on which the argu- ments and ...
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