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It would inundate us with the vast hoards of silver in countries where silver alone is the current money, and draw to us all the rapidly-increasing production of silver mines in the world.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “It would inundate us with the vast hoards of silver in countries where silver alone is the current money, and draw to us…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman predicts that free coinage would lead to an influx of silver from countries where it is the main currency.
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