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Dates of adoption of a gold standard

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References

  1. ^ Kindleberger, Charles P. (1993). A financial history of western Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. M1 60–63. ISBN 0-19-507738-5. OCLC 26258644.
  2. ^ Newton, Isaac, Treasury Papers, vol. ccviii. 43, Mint Office, 21 Sept. 1717.
  3. ^ "The Gold Standard in Theory and History", BJ Eichengreen & M Flandreau [1]
  4. ^ The Pocket money book: a monetary chronology of the United States. Great Barrington, Massachusetts: American Institute for Economic Research. 2006. pp. 4–6. ISBN 0-913610-46-1. OCLC 75968548. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f Encyclopedia:. "Gold Standard | Economic History Services". Eh.net. Retrieved 2010-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

English POV

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Based on French franc, I gather that since 1800, France has been on the gold standard, using a bimetallic standard where silver was used for small change. Even timeline in the discussion fails to note that. Similarly, the Spanish real page indicates that Spain has been using a fixed gold equivalent for its currency since 1566, when the value of silver was also fixed. Can anyone improve the article, so that a reader could understand how did Newton's bimetallism innovated beyond the Spanish bimetallism, and why was the British pound more of a gold standard than the gold napoleons? As is, it seems the article was written with a British POV.

Reignition of Gold Standard

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Hello! I don't see any mention in this article about current advocate of the gold standard Keith Weiner and his company Monetary Metals which pays a yield on gold, paid in gold, in an attempt to give individuals and institutions a way to start their own personal gold standard. Should this be noted on this page as the most recent attempt by a private company to restart a gold based ecosystem? The first Gold Bond in 87 years would be noteworthy for this page I would think? Gold good (talk) 22:10, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2023

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Minor edit (grammar), under section Great Depression, change "... Central European banking crisis led Germany and Austria suspend gold convertibility and impose exchange controls." to "... Central European banking crisis led Germany and Austria to suspend gold convertibility and impose exchange controls." Anodeunheard (talk) 18:09, 12 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

  Done - FlightTime (open channel) 18:27, 12 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: ENG 21011 Research Writing

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  This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 August 2024 and 8 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Msadid, Jgerson2 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Natalie.Swisher, Ema0303, ARisher, AnnaLoychik12.

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