A History of Currency in the United States

adopted amount authorized bank circulation bank currency Bank of United banking system bill bimetallic bullion capital cash cent charter clearing-house coin payments coinage of silver commercial Comptroller Congress Constitution Continental currency contracts debt declared demand Democrats deposits depreciated discount exchange exports favor Federal Reserve Finance Report free banking free coinage fund gold and silver gold reserve gold standard government bonds greenbacks History of Banking House increased interest issue Latin Union lawful money legal tender notes legal tender power legislation loans measure ment metal monetary national bank national bank-notes note-issues paid paper currency passed payable premium President prohibited question ratio received redeem redemption Reichsbank repeal Republicans resumption retirement revenues Secretary securities seigniorage Senate silver certificates silver coins silver dollars specie payments subtreasury surplus suspension tion Treasury notes United States Bank United States notes Veazie Bank volume vote York