The Treasury notes not being paid in coin on demand, as promised on their face, became discredited to such a degree that the banks of the leading commercial cities would receive them only as a special deposit, and not as money of account.
Blaine highlights the loss of trust in Treasury notes and their diminished status among banks.
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