This left even less gold and silver to exchange for the huge amounts of paper money the banks had issued.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

At that time, both gold and silver were used to support the value of the American dollar.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

The debate over gold and silver was especially important because of an economic depression that began in the United States in eighteen ninety-three.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

Many other Americans wanted the United States to support its money with both gold and silver.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

Bryan said the United States should continue to make and use both gold and silver money.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

In the spring of 1837, the demand on banks for gold and silver grew too heavy.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

For many years, the United States and other nations used both gold and silver as money.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

New discoveries of gold and silver now were leading men to Colorado, Arizona and Nevada.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

Should the United States support its currency with gold or with gold and silver?

VOA: special.2010.07.01

The Republican Party also was divided over the issue of gold and silver.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

A lace handkerchief. And about two hundred dollars in gold and silver.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

Paper money was used to represent a nation's gold and silver holdings.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

He said the president ate French food from gold and silver dishes.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

In 1993,Spiegler earned the gratitude of the Republic of Turkey for recovering 6th century gold and silver treasures which had been stolen by tomb raiders and eventually sold to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Everyone wanted gold. They took their paper money and their silver to the government and exchanged them for gold.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

He noted how people throughout the nation had been exchanging their paper money and silver for gold.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

Land was almost free. Some people wanted to find gold or silver and become rich.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

And they had to pay for them in gold or silver.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Leadville had gold, silver and copper mines.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Following his suggestions, Owens easily qualified for the final, where he won the gold and Long earned the silver.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

There,he won a gold medal in the 1,500 meters and a silver in the 1,000 meters.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

It was an express company whose stagecoaches carried passengers as well as gold,silver, and strongboxes stuffed with cash - helping to open the rugged West in the process.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

They really,I think, represented us very well." Among the American highlights - alpine skier Bode Miller, a two-time overall World Cup champion, ended the frustration of being shut out in the last Olympics by winning a set of medals, a gold,silver and bronze.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01