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Nevada Free Coinage Debate Warns of Economic Ruin
Nevada editor quotes Chief Justice R R Bigelow criticizing 16 to 1 free coinage. The letter argues the policy would paralyze business, drive up prices, and hurt debtors while benefiting only certain holders. It warns miners, bankers, and general workers would suffer as silver and gold values shift, citing wages and daily pay declines.
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