Money and the Mechanism of ExchangeH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 349 páginas |
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... coinage of silver at the Mint . No wonder so many people are paupers when there is a deficiency of shillings and sixpences , and when the amount merely of the rates and taxes paid in a year exceeds the whole sum of money circulating in ...
... coinage of silver at the Mint . No wonder so many people are paupers when there is a deficiency of shillings and sixpences , and when the amount merely of the rates and taxes paid in a year exceeds the whole sum of money circulating in ...
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... coinage to degenerate in weight ? Shall we recoin it at the expense of the State or of the unlucky individuals who happen to hold light sovereigns ? In America the questions are still more important and pressing , involving the return ...
... coinage to degenerate in weight ? Shall we recoin it at the expense of the State or of the unlucky individuals who happen to hold light sovereigns ? In America the questions are still more important and pressing , involving the return ...
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... COINAGE . The Alloy in Coins The Size of Coins ... ... ... ... ... ... : : F : : ... ... 151 155 156 The Wear of Coins Methods of Counting Coins Cost of the Metallic Currency ... ... CHAPTER XIV . ... INTERNATIONAL MONEY . Advantages of ...
... COINAGE . The Alloy in Coins The Size of Coins ... ... ... ... ... ... : : F : : ... ... 151 155 156 The Wear of Coins Methods of Counting Coins Cost of the Metallic Currency ... ... CHAPTER XIV . ... INTERNATIONAL MONEY . Advantages of ...
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... coinage of which anything is certainly known ; but as tin was in early times procured from Cornwall , it can hardly be doubted that the first British currency was composed of tin . In innumerable cabinets may be found series of tin ...
... coinage of which anything is certainly known ; but as tin was in early times procured from Cornwall , it can hardly be doubted that the first British currency was composed of tin . In innumerable cabinets may be found series of tin ...
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... Moreover , it is unlikely that copper in a pure state will be coined for the future , since bronze is now known to be so much more suitable for coinage . Silver . I need hardly say that silver is distinguished THE METALS AS MONEY . 45.
... Moreover , it is unlikely that copper in a pure state will be coined for the future , since bronze is now known to be so much more suitable for coinage . Silver . I need hardly say that silver is distinguished THE METALS AS MONEY . 45.
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adopted alloy amount arise average balance Bank of England bank-notes bankers barter bills Boulton and Watt bronze bullion cash cent centimes CHAPTER Cheque and Clearing Cheque Bank circulation Clearing House clearing system coinage commodities convenient copper debt decimal demand deposit depreciated dollar double standard employed English exactly exist foreign France French German gold and silver gold coins grains grams Gresham's Law inconveniences inconvertible interest issued kind legal tender less London London Clearing House loss measure of value medium of exchange ment merchants metallic currency metallic money metallic value method millions money of account nations nominal value ounce paid paper currency paper money payment pence penny person pound pound sterling principal profit quantity ratio receive representative money reserve seignorage shilling silver coin sovereign standard of value tion token coins token money trade transactions unit of value weight Wolowski
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