Word: coolidgc
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Dates: during 1935-1935
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...always exactly the value of the metal they contain, Maria Theresa dollars therefore cannot be devalued by any unscrupulous currency jugglers. With a standard content of 28.0668 grams of silver .8333 fine, the Maria Theresa dollar was worth in U. S. money 19? in January 1933 just before Calvin Coolidgc's death, 26? in May after President Roosevelt took the U. S. dollar off gold, and 53? today after the dollar has been devalued and the price of silver boosted by U. S. purchases. Thus if Mr. Coolidge before his death had sold any U. S. Government gold bonds...
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