The result was that James Fisk and Jay Gould lost a great amount of money.

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Both were extremely rich. Gould and Fisk developed a plan to buy a large part of the nation's gold supply when the price was low.

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So,Gould and Fisk urged President Grant to stop the Treasury Department from selling gold.

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The men were Jay Gould and James Fisk.

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