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Paradoxical Claims on Free Coinage in Gold Bug Debates
The article surveys shifting views on bimetallism with emphasis on silver and gold standards. It notes converts in Britain and America, cites economists like Giffen and Courtney, and discusses fears of debt, price declines, and a potential popular revolt amid monometallic arguments. It contrasts historic currency reforms with current debates and highlights perceived contradictions in free coinage rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Sherman
Great Britain
Giffen
Parliamentary Commission
David A. Walls
Henry Hooks Gibbs
Bank of England
Sootbeer
Karl and Sauerbeck
United States Bureau of Statistics
Little Roumania
Alfred D. Rothschild
England
Brussels International Monetary Conference
South Africa
Goschen
Leonard H. Courtney
H. 8. Foxwell
University College, London
United States
David Murray
London
Australia
Banke
West
Alllen
Ohio
Hag
T Hey