Chicago Clearing House Certificates with a little history - CoinTalk
Written by admin on September 24, 2009 – 7:49 pm -i just picked these 2 depression scrips up. they are both from 1933. they were printed by the american bank note company 1933 Chicago Clearing House Originally posted here: Chicago Clearing House Certificates with a little history - CoinTalk Read More →
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Safe Haven | Today is the 140 Year Anniversary of Black Friday …
Written by admin on September 24, 2009 – 11:48 am -The term “Black Friday” came about as nervous depositors withdraw their gold coin savings from banks. Angry mobs dragged bankers out of their offices if they did not give back people’s life savings (in gold coins ) and there are reports that bankers were hung .. See the original post here: Safe Haven | Today is the 140 Year Anniversary of Black Friday … Read More →
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140th Year Anniversary of Black Friday 1869 Banking Panic, History …
Written by admin on September 24, 2009 – 7:05 am -During the Civil War, the greater value of gold compared to paper money resulted in a post war premium for the finite currency of gold, which during 1868 and early 1869 ranged from about 35 to 42 — meaning that 135 to 142 paper greenback dollars were … Today the massive and growing US government debt levels and money printing on a scale never seen before ( in order to bail out banks and the banking system, defence spending in Afghanistan etc, health spending etc View post: 140th Year Anniversary of Black Friday 1869 Banking Panic, History … Read More →
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