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8 March, 08:39

What reason did the banks in the United States have in the mid 1800s for using a gold and silver standard?

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  1. 8 March, 08:55
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    I think, by law then standard for currency in the US was gold and silver. This gave value to the piece of paper. Today the value is merely taken on faith. If people stop believing it would collapse
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