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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 26510912, member: 73489&quot;]Part of that could be the much greater mintage and survival numbers for U.S. gold coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if their central banks minted gold coins, they were often hoarded by farmers and peasants fearful of having their life savings wiped out.&nbsp; Some CBs even said that it was useless to strike more gold coins for circulation as they would be hoarded upon receipt. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Here&#039;s part of an article from an October 1931 NY Times</b> article that notes that a shipment to settle trade and gold flows included <b><span style="color: #ff8000">a request for $20 DEs.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1689910[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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