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It has been argued that the introduction of a dollar currency would simplify the currency system and make it more convenient for the people. However, it is pointed out that their daily life mostly rely upon the copper currency, and if this has an unimpeded circulation there is no reason why habits of extravagance should be engendered.

It has been argued also that the value of a dollar approximates that of 1,000 cash, and that with the principal and fractional coin so conveniently related calculations are simplified.

But as long as the legal ratios of the currency are not fixed the market rates must constantly vary, and as nearly all the public and private transactions involve exchange between silver and cash the substitution of dollar values in place of the tael would only result in producing a complication of odd fractions.

Another argument is that in all currencies coins should be reckoned by the piece and not by the weight. But just as dollars can be reckoned by the piece, so also can taels once they are struck into coins, and while the trouble of conversions and discounts will be saved, such coins will also fulfil the condition of corresponding in weight to their inscribed denomination.

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237 It has been argued that the introduction of a dollar currency would simplify the currency system and make it more convenient for the people. However, it is pointed out that their daily life mostly rely upon the copper currency, and if this has an unimpeded circulation there is no reason why habits of extravagance should be engendered. It has been argued also that the value of a dollar approximates that of 1,000 cash, and that with the principal and fractional coin so conveniently related calculations are simplified. But as long as the legal ratios of the currency are not fixed the market rates must constantly vary, and as nearly all the public and private transactions involve exchange between silver and cash the substitution of dollar values in place of the tael would only result in producing a complication of odd fractions. Another argument is that in all currencies coins should be reckoned by the piece and not by the weight. But just as dollars can be reckoned by the piece, so also can taels once they are struck into coins, and while the trouble of conversions and discounts will be saved, such coins will also fulfil the condition of corresponding in weight to their inscribed denomination. To
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.VONSTIUS

Aonaire 1000 eldug to we tv to Jalog and mora

Audiob to viqque estal e as Jand bise used ear J1

Tisɗe bo9zxe of siquta ed blow di deixe vbastia

er dam di JUA

Were land a jgobe od nerd eau

JIB BA!lob stede soalq vreve ni Jend batm ai enod

SIMW :680 valtiw golder tdno mi avewie al of beau

BO

og yd & been at seove eredw asosiy ert Ile ni

.dusmuo aria ere ateljob derit awolfol

MADLO It berioo vilen igito anew Balfob saskiND

Ji be,IlJob arstxed 9dd to gojeavni eris esoggo of

Vie Pouce el VonStop Ianolden e ti derð av od 20998

sonebitaoo dostzeq even IIIw snovieve bederidedas

.ntersdt

corab zengin and dedd пoldoetɗo add abr39T ZA

#lidariVII to daco end ealer of bred JIiw goldent

bra

ni vnion009 of bred IItw goldenimoneb tellere e

sit gablued deild reddesrot ad don deim di

6901Tq

हूँ

KoneyTwo Ianoidoert ed daim stort sulev to dimu

redd one inevпno Skom svong Litw sobiq edem-č a jedj

nt eIqoeg end to xlud sat revosTOM

.89am ? Io eno

Tieds

their daily life mostly rely upon the copper cur-

rency, and if this has an unimpeded circulation

there is no reason why habits of extravagance should

be engendered.

It has been argued also that the value of a

dollar approximates that of 1,000 cash, and that

with the principal and fractional coin so convenient-

ly related calculations are simplified.

But as

long as the legal ratios of the arrency are not

fixed the market rates must constantly vary, and as

nearly all the public and private transactions in-

volve exchange between silver and cash the substi-

tution of dollar values in place of the tael would

only result in producing a complication of odd frac-

tions.

Another argument is that in all currencies

coins should be reckoned by the piece and not by

the weight. But just as dollars can be reckoned by

the piece, so also can taels once they are struck in-

to coins, and while the trouble of conversions and

discounts will be saved, such coins will also fulfil

the condition of corresponding in weight to their

inscribed denomination.

To

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