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The loss of interest in maintaining the resumption fund, and the cost of printing and engraving the present amount of United States notes, is less than one-half the interest on an equal sum of four per cent. bonds.
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Sherman highlights the cost-effectiveness of maintaining United States notes compared to bonds.
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