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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 672016, member: 13650&quot;]Did the public spend a $20 gold certificate the same as they would a regular $20 FRN on something?&nbsp; &nbsp; Were they intended to be spent in commerce both the same?&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t make sense to me.&nbsp; You would think one would seemingly have more value and would be less likely to be spent.&nbsp; But I&#039;ve seen some highly worn gold certificates so they must have circulated. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I understand the idea of the paper being lighter, but shouldn&#039;t have every $1 bill been worth a silver dollar at the time?&nbsp;&nbsp; Why was a special designation necessary?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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