The Value of Money
joshua geller
joshua at cae.retix.com
Thu May 5 05:41:39 PDT 1994
> The idea is to create a unit of currency whose value is convenient for
> typical transactions. Some amount that is easily grasped by the average
> person. Originally the US dollar was 1/20th of an ounce of gold. That
> amount of gold, today, has the buying power of US$18, or so. A bag of
> groceries more or less. The amount of gold determines the total value of
> the money supply, but the number of people and transactions in which it
> must take part determines the number and denomination of bills and coins
> to be printed and minted.
in 1875 you could get a colt .45 for a $20 gold piece. you still can.
I am sort of confused by all these folks talking about precious metals
as if they still have something directly to do with currency. I thought
they hadn't for some decades.
josh
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