He would probably think much the same thing. "Greenbacks" (which is was what the currency printed by the US at the time was called) traded at a significant disc

He would probably think much the same thing. "Greenbacks" (which is was what the currency printed by the US at the time was called) traded at a significant discount to gold when redemption of demand notes in gold was suspended. [0] -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback_(1860s_money) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback_(1860s_money)