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Our gold dollar is certainly as good a unit of value as the franc; and so the English think of their pound sterling.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Our gold dollar is certainly as good a unit of value as the franc; and so the English think of their pound sterling.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman compares the gold dollar to the French franc and the British pound, asserting its value as a unit of currency.
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