The North American Review, Volume 127O. Everett, 1878 - North American review and miscellaneous journal Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 125
... silver . . . . As long as gold , either from its in- trinsic superiority as a metal , from its greater rarity , or from the prejudices of mankind , retains so considerable a preeminence in value over silver as it has hitherto had , a ...
... silver . . . . As long as gold , either from its in- trinsic superiority as a metal , from its greater rarity , or from the prejudices of mankind , retains so considerable a preeminence in value over silver as it has hitherto had , a ...
Page 126
... silver , in consequence of which gold was driven from the country , the act of 1834 undervalued silver to the extent of about one and a half per cent . , in consequence of which its coins were driven from the country , leaving in ...
... silver , in consequence of which gold was driven from the country , the act of 1834 undervalued silver to the extent of about one and a half per cent . , in consequence of which its coins were driven from the country , leaving in ...
Page 128
... silver as a thing that exists , and that we propose to change . We have had but a single standard for the last three or four years . That has been and is now , gold . We propose to let it remain so , and to adapt silver to it , and ...
... silver as a thing that exists , and that we propose to change . We have had but a single standard for the last three or four years . That has been and is now , gold . We propose to let it remain so , and to adapt silver to it , and ...
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