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Old July 22nd 11, 03:14 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Frank Galikanokus
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Default Why We Left The Gold Standard


Going off the gold standard gave the government new tools to steer the economy. If you're
not tied to gold, you can adjust the amount of money in the economy if you need to. You
can adjust interest rates.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/...-gold-standard

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