Repeal of Silver Purchase Acts

Repeal of Silver Purchase Acts
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1955
Genre: Silver mines and mining
ISBN:

To Repeal the Silver Purchase Act of 1934

To Repeal the Silver Purchase Act of 1934
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1940
Genre: Currency question
ISBN:

To Repeal the Silver Purchase Act of 1934

To Repeal the Silver Purchase Act of 1934
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Monetary Policy, Banking, and Deposit Insurance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1939
Genre: Silver
ISBN:

Silver Purchase Act of 1934

Silver Purchase Act of 1934
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1934
Genre: Silver
ISBN:

To Repeal the Silver Purchase Act of 1934

To Repeal the Silver Purchase Act of 1934
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Monetary Policy, Banking, and Deposit Insurance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1940
Genre: Silver
ISBN:

Brief History of the Gold Standard (GS) in the United States

Brief History of the Gold Standard (GS) in the United States
Author: Craig K. Elwell
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 143798889X

The U.S. monetary system is based on paper money backed by the full faith and credit of the fed. gov't. The currency is neither valued in, backed by, nor officially convertible into gold or silver. Through much of its history, however, the U.S. was on a metallic standard of one sort or another. On occasion, there are calls to return to such a system. Such calls are usually accompanied by claims that gold or silver backing has provided considerable economic benefits in the past. This report reviews the history of the GS in the U.S. It clarifies the dates during which the GS was used, the type of GS in operation at the various times, and the statutory changes used to alter the GS and eventually end it. It is not a discussion of the merits of the GS. A print on demand oub.