...of Great Britain, and to fix the par of exchange," the first section of which act enacts : " SECTION 1. That the value of foreign coin, as expressed in...States, shall be that of the pure metal of such coin 01 standard value, and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the...

...fact can affect the express mandatory terms of the act of 1878, we fail to perceive. Those terms are that the value of foreign coin, as expressed in the money of account of the United States, ahull be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value. This simple and sensible rule abrogates...

...commercial transactions by the mark." The 1st section of the aforesaid act of March 3, 1873, declares " that the value of foreign coin as expressed in the...of the pure metal of such coin of standard value." This enactment, as I have already had occasion to observe in an opinion Valuation of Foreign Coinaddressed...

...valuation of the sovereign or pound sterling ot Great Britain, and to ti x the par of exchange,'' provides that "The value of foreign coin, as expressed in the...money of account of the United States, shall be that ot pure metal of such coin of standard value," and that " the values of the standard coins in circulation...

...of money of any particular country, in which accounts are kept. The Act of March 8, 1873, provides that "the value of foreign coin, as expressed in the...the standard coins in circulation, of the various nationa of the world, shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on...

...valuation of the sovereign or pound sterling ot Great Britain, and to fix the par of exchange," provides that "The value of foreign coin, as expressed in the...of account of the United States, shall be that of pure metal of such coin of standard value,'' and that " the values of the standard coins in circulation...

...of money of any particular country, in which accounts are kept. The Act of March 3, 1873, provides that " the value of foreign coin, as expressed in the money of account of the United States, ahall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value ; and the values of the standard coins...

...by the Senate and Home of Representatives of tlie United Stuten of America in C&UJTCT» afsi-mblcd, That the value of foreign coin, as expressed in the money of account "f the United States, shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value ; and '^values...

...the case, and that the terms of that statute are quite clear and its meaning unmistakable. They are, that the value of foreign coin, as expressed in the...States, shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of the standard value. This basis of comparison excludes debased or abraded coin of diminished value,...

...money of any particular country in which accounts are kept. NOTE.— The Act of March 3, 1873, provides that "the value of foreign coin, as expressed in the money of account of tho United States, shall be that of the pure metal ol 1such coin of standard value ; and the values...