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Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. (1899)

Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co · leaf 478

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varies, however, with the fluctuations in themarket value of silver. It will thus be seen that the bullion value of a silver dollar and of a golddollar differs greatly, but the equality of the purchasing power of the twocoins is due to the fact that the silver dollars are receivable for public… … 452 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY As early as 1826 the United States began to export domestic gold, begin-ning with an export of $1,056,088 of gold coin and bullion, and receivingan import of $678,740. Up to 1897 the grand total of exports of gold coinand bullion amounted to…

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