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Any other metal might just as well have been selected out of which to coin money as gold.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “Any other metal might just as well have been selected out of which to coin money as gold.”
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Woodhull suggests that any metal could serve as money, challenging the notion that gold is uniquely valuable.
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