The National Review, Volume 14W.H. Allen, 1889 - English literature |
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Page 287
... gold and silver , the shoemaker may now safely exchange his shoes not just for the article that he wants , but he may exchange them for gold or for silver , though he may not want those articles himself , but simply because he knows ...
... gold and silver , the shoemaker may now safely exchange his shoes not just for the article that he wants , but he may exchange them for gold or for silver , though he may not want those articles himself , but simply because he knows ...
Page 288
... gold , and the penny for a little over half a grain . Hence a child who buys a pennyworth of toffee is selling gold for toffee . In India the Mint coins all silver brought to it , but charges 2 per cent . for the operation . Coining ...
... gold , and the penny for a little over half a grain . Hence a child who buys a pennyworth of toffee is selling gold for toffee . In India the Mint coins all silver brought to it , but charges 2 per cent . for the operation . Coining ...
Page 289
... gold at a fixed ratio , 15 to 1 , have now adopted gold as the measure of value , and now only coin silver as token money . ( Germany having changed from a silver standard to a gold one , and France and America having both given up the ...
... gold at a fixed ratio , 15 to 1 , have now adopted gold as the measure of value , and now only coin silver as token money . ( Germany having changed from a silver standard to a gold one , and France and America having both given up the ...
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