You can't just compare those periods and assume that currency properties are all that matters, you're comparing periods that included: - slavery - the civil w

You can't just compare those periods and assume that currency properties are all that matters, you're comparing periods that included: - slavery - the civil war - the industrial revolution - two world wars - huge growth in population and in the economy, which makes it inherently less volatile - a bunch of other important events that would obviously affect currency prices