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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;faceglider, post: 1579706, member: 32190&quot;]Hi,</p><p>I am having trouble understanding the poltics surrounding the gold and silver issue in the late 19th century.&nbsp; I am in school.&nbsp; Right now, I am learning about Chinese interest in silver during the Ming dynasty.&nbsp; THis continued into the Qing dynasty.&nbsp; The Trade Dollars, for instance, were important in consideration to U.S/Britain/China trade.&nbsp; Professors like to skip over the era of Presidential history between 1865 and 1901.&nbsp; But that&#039;s when a lot of debate stirred concerning gold and silver in consideration to a monetary standard.&nbsp; Why silver?&nbsp; Why gold?&nbsp; I know of W.J. Bryan&#039;s Cross of Gold speech.&nbsp; It seems that it came to a head in various dates, but 1921 was a highlight.&nbsp; Can anyone shed light on any of this?&nbsp; I don&#039;t know where to start.&nbsp; The 1870&#039;s seem to be a period of depression.&nbsp; Maybe deflation?&nbsp; Sorry.&nbsp; I&#039;m so entrenched in Chinese history now, I&#039;ve lost focus on U.S. history, concerning coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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