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[War and Finance Series] From "History of the Civil War (1861–1865)" by James Ford Rhodes (1848–1927)

As said in my profile, I'm particularly interested in the study of the link between war and finance. So I'm collecting some pieces of history for that purpose. Bimetallism In the old Ages, money consisted...

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Bimetallism: on the origin of the Gold Standard

In the old Ages, money consisted simultaneously of silver and gold coins. As fiduciary money was introduced, Governments specified their value in terms of weights of either silver or gold. Some adopted both...

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How Sir Isaac Newton became Master of the Royal Mint and profited from it Financially

Bimetallism: on the origin of the Gold Standard In Great Britain, Sir Isaac Newton, the famous scientist, was also the master of the mint; he overvalued Gold so that Gold became a standard in that country. ...

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