Executive Order 6102 and the Gold Reserve Act: Perry v. United States

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Brief Overview

After Executive Order 6102 in 1933 and the GRA in 1934, Mr. Perry attempted to redeem a $10,000 Liberty Loan gold bond he had purchased in 1918 which matured in 1934 and argued that he was owed another $7,000 due to the devaluation of the dollar.

Author

• Jackson Lawrence Black, Lincoln University - Missouri