edits for Investopedia, where he has written many articles on economics. It is explained in Craig K. Elwell's article, "Brief History of the Gold Standard in the United States," that "The United States began with a bimetallic standard in which the dollar was defined in terms of both gold or silver at weights and fineness"(Elwell 2). Elwell's peer-reviewed article was written in the Congressional Research Service as a CRS report for Congress. It is explained in the Tuolumne Historical Society's article…
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