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A currency backed by nothing

On February 25, 1862, United States President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act, a brainchild of Elbridge Spaulding. Those were terrifying times. The republic was at war with itself and woul...

Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by eBusiness Weekly

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