Document Type
Correspondence
Publication Date
8-19-1994
Language
en-US
Abstract
Money originally was just a way of measuring. Cattle at first. When metal: being sure of the weight & purity of the metal. Metal as purchasing power = value as coinage. Bring bullion to the mint: they'd test it, weigh it, and give it back as coins.
Recommended Citation
Letter from Wendy J. Gordon, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, to J.S.G. Boggs (Aug. 19, 1994).
