The Pamphleteer, Volume 12Abraham John Valpy A. J. Valpy., 1818 |
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... quantity of gold it con- tains . If then the value of that standard coin be diminished , by de- creasing the quantity of gold contained in it , or indeed by any other means , the value of the bank note which is referred to , and regu ...
... quantity of gold it con- tains . If then the value of that standard coin be diminished , by de- creasing the quantity of gold contained in it , or indeed by any other means , the value of the bank note which is referred to , and regu ...
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... quantity of the precious metal it contains . Diminish then the value of the present British standard coin , by decreasing the quantity of gold contained in it , and the value of the currency will be diminished in the same pro- portion ...
... quantity of the precious metal it contains . Diminish then the value of the present British standard coin , by decreasing the quantity of gold contained in it , and the value of the currency will be diminished in the same pro- portion ...
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... quantity of commodities to be procured for a given sum or number of the standard coin , depends entirely on the weight and fineness of that standard coin . Hence to diminish the gold coin for the purpose of a seignorage , would have the ...
... quantity of commodities to be procured for a given sum or number of the standard coin , depends entirely on the weight and fineness of that standard coin . Hence to diminish the gold coin for the purpose of a seignorage , would have the ...
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... quantity of gold in bullion than the quantity of gold contained in itself . Suppose , for instance , that a pound of gold were coined as at present , into nearly 47 sovereigns , but , to avoid fractions , say 47 sovereigns exactly , and ...
... quantity of gold in bullion than the quantity of gold contained in itself . Suppose , for instance , that a pound of gold were coined as at present , into nearly 47 sovereigns , but , to avoid fractions , say 47 sovereigns exactly , and ...
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... quantity of the precious metals contained in the standard coin of that country , and no adventitious charge or expense can raise the value of such stan- dard coin , in the bullion market , beyond the value of the same quantity of ...
... quantity of the precious metals contained in the standard coin of that country , and no adventitious charge or expense can raise the value of such stan- dard coin , in the bullion market , beyond the value of the same quantity of ...
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Page 158 - Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
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