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... sovereign , whether on the sale of goods or in payment of a debt , has given twenty shillings worth of property to acquire it . It has cost miners in distant regions , and under circumstances often of great difficulty and trial , a ...
... sovereign , whether on the sale of goods or in payment of a debt , has given twenty shillings worth of property to acquire it . It has cost miners in distant regions , and under circumstances often of great difficulty and trial , a ...
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... sovereign , they insist , is settled by the stamp . The Mint coins an ounce of gold into £ 3 , 17s . 101⁄2d . Here is the definition of a pound , and a pound is the meaning and worth of a sovereign . The absurdity of these assertions is ...
... sovereign , they insist , is settled by the stamp . The Mint coins an ounce of gold into £ 3 , 17s . 101⁄2d . Here is the definition of a pound , and a pound is the meaning and worth of a sovereign . The absurdity of these assertions is ...
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... sovereigns which foreigners have purchased with their goods are con- stantly melted down abroad into ingots — a proceeding which could not possibly take place if the stamped sovereign were worth more than the gold it contains . It is ...
... sovereigns which foreigners have purchased with their goods are con- stantly melted down abroad into ingots — a proceeding which could not possibly take place if the stamped sovereign were worth more than the gold it contains . It is ...
Pagina 14
... sovereign ; so that a pound is another name for a sovereign . Whenever a pound comes before a court of law , it will compel a sovereign to be given for a pound . Not a trace of value is contained in the expression . 3. The Mint imposes ...
... sovereign ; so that a pound is another name for a sovereign . Whenever a pound comes before a court of law , it will compel a sovereign to be given for a pound . Not a trace of value is contained in the expression . 3. The Mint imposes ...
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... sovereign or dollar tells every one what it is . Nothing can be more obvious than this fact ; yet how many , even intelligent men , have been puzzled to say what the stamp it bears does for a sovereign . 4. Although any commodity , in ...
... sovereign or dollar tells every one what it is . Nothing can be more obvious than this fact ; yet how many , even intelligent men , have been puzzled to say what the stamp it bears does for a sovereign . 4. Although any commodity , in ...
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