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... purchased long before it is used , as Napoleon I. stored many millions of pounds at the Tuileries in readiness for possible war , or as bankers pile up reserves to guard 8 MONEY A KIND OF CART . against the uncertainty METALLIC CURRENCY .
... purchased long before it is used , as Napoleon I. stored many millions of pounds at the Tuileries in readiness for possible war , or as bankers pile up reserves to guard 8 MONEY A KIND OF CART . against the uncertainty METALLIC CURRENCY .
Pagina 12
... pound , and a pound is the meaning and worth of a sovereign . The absurdity of these assertions is so ludicrous that it would scarcely be worth the trouble to refute them , were it not for the obstinate tenacity with which so many ...
... pound , and a pound is the meaning and worth of a sovereign . The absurdity of these assertions is so ludicrous that it would scarcely be worth the trouble to refute them , were it not for the obstinate tenacity with which so many ...
Pagina 13
... fifteen times dearer than it is now - that is , when a quantity of other commodities fifteen times larger had to be given to the miner to persuade him to dig the same quantity 14 WHAT IS A POUND ? of gold out of METALLIC CURRENCY . 13.
... fifteen times dearer than it is now - that is , when a quantity of other commodities fifteen times larger had to be given to the miner to persuade him to dig the same quantity 14 WHAT IS A POUND ? of gold out of METALLIC CURRENCY . 13.
Pagina 14
... pound and 12 pence a shilling , it de- clares that a pound is that part of an ounce of gold which will produce £ 3 , 17s . 101⁄2d . for the whole ounce ; in other words , it proclaims that in law and fact a pound is so many carats ...
... pound and 12 pence a shilling , it de- clares that a pound is that part of an ounce of gold which will produce £ 3 , 17s . 101⁄2d . for the whole ounce ; in other words , it proclaims that in law and fact a pound is so many carats ...
Pagina 21
... have not made England one pound the richer . They have all been paid for with English property of equal value . Why then all this rejoicing ? There are few more 22 HOW MUCH MONEY DOES A COUNTRY WANT ? melancholy METALLIC CURRENCY . 21.
... have not made England one pound the richer . They have all been paid for with English property of equal value . Why then all this rejoicing ? There are few more 22 HOW MUCH MONEY DOES A COUNTRY WANT ? melancholy METALLIC CURRENCY . 21.
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Pagina 6 - God's Providence House. By Mrs. GL Banks. For Lack of Gold. By Charles Gibbon. Abel Drake's Wife. By John Saunders. Hirell. By John Saunders. CORY (Lieut. Col. Arthur). The Eastern Menace ; or, Shadows of Coming Events. Crown 8vo. Cloth, price 5$.
Pagina 13 - HELLWALD (Baron F. von). The Russians in Central Asia. A Critical Examination, down to the present time, of the Geography and History of Central Asia.