The Common Sense Papers

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Gresham's Law

Gresham's Law

Common Sense Paper No. 22

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Gresham’s Law

Gresham’s law is a monetary principle typically applied to coinage. The essence of the law is captured by the phrase “bad money drives out good.” While money has a face value for units of exchange, like 25 cents or 10 cents, the basic metals used in the composition of the coin have a measurable value of t…

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