AtDTDA (3) Alchemy of Silver (80)

[Monte Davis]

> Silver will prove to 
> be the essential "element" of Against the Day, the bride of 
> the Sun, a more constant, 
> healthy and desirable companion than o'er desired Gold 

A-and the use of silver vs. gold to back US currency -- essentially "loose
money vs. tight money," or effectively low vs. high interest rates -- was,
of course, a very big political deal at the time:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimetallism