With a Mint Ratio of 15 to 1 Between Gold

question 52

Multiple Choice

With a mint ratio of 15 to 1 between gold and silver and a market ratio of 15.5 to 1:

• A)gold should go out of circulation
• B)silver should go out of circulation
• C)paper money will predominate
• D)the bimetallic standard will be stable

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