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# Real Value of Silver
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## Definition
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The purchasing power of silver measured by the quantity of goods and
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services it can command, which may fluctuate independently of its nominal
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monetary value.
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## Source Chapter
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Book IV, Chapter 5
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## Context
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Smith argues that bounties degrade the real value of silver by forcing up
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the nominal price of corn, thereby reducing silver's ability to purchase
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other commodities in the home market.
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## Economic Domain
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Exchange
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