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500 years ago Copernicus figured out the financial universe too
5p ET Monday, February 9, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Nicolaus Copernicus wasn't just an astronomer who figured out that the Earth revolves around the Sun and not the other way around. He was also all sorts of other things, including an economist who, 500 years ago, figured out that inflation was largely a function of excessive money creation and published a notable essay about it.
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Gold standard advocate, prolific author, and former Reagan White House legal counsel Ralph Benko has edited a 500th anniversary edition of Copernicus' essay "Monetae Cudendae Ratio" -- "On the Minting of Money" -- translated from Latin by Gerald Malsbary and published by The Websters' Press.
The book is essentially a rationale for a gold standard for money and is especially timely now that the configuration of the financial universe is changing with the monetary metals moving back toward the center. It's available for $9.99 via Amazon here:
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
CPowell@GATA.org
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