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amount balances bank-notes bankers banks of issue barter become bills of exchange bonds bullion capital cent centre CHAPTER circulation clearing-house commercial commercial paper commodities confidence Constitution contract debt definite demand depends deposits depreciated depreciated currency desire effect equal ernment established form of money functions gold and silver gold coins gold standard government currency grains of gold greenbacks Gresham's law hand hence human labor industry intrinsic value kinds of money Latin Union legal tender legislation less maintained measure of value ment metals monetary unit money force National Bank notes natural laws paid paper money pass payment persons possess principles profit purchasing railroad rates of interest redeem redemption relation rency Resumption Act settled silver coins standard of value standard silver dollars substance supply things tion trade transactions Treasury volume weight wholly