If, however, such a coin is authorized, it should be issued only as a commercial dollar, not as a standard unit of account, and of the exact value of the Mexican dollar, which is the favorite for circulation in China and Japan and other oriental countries.
Sherman advocates for the issuance of a commercial dollar that aligns with the value of the Mexican dollar for international trade.
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