Sound money—gold and silver—helped win the American Revolution and remains vital to liberty. Larry Reed and Money Metals ...

The Proposed Paper Currency. Share full article. Jan. 4, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 4, 1862, Page 3 Buy Reprints.

It Was Then the Era of Paper Money, So That the Great Credits Which Were Created Had no Definite Currency Basis. Share full article. Nov. 3, 1907.

Franklin was a strong advocate of paper currency from the start. For instance, in 1736, he printed a new currency for New Jersey, a service he also provided for Pennsylvania and Delaware.