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During the reconstruction era after the American Civil War, the United States ... 
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The administration's policy kept the money supply even, the price of gold low, 
and reduced the national debt $50 million by September 1869. Because the gold
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September 24, 1869 also known as the Fisk/Gould scandal, was a financial panic 
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Question: Black Friday, September 24, 1869, resulted from Gould & Fisk's attempt to corner the U.S. supply of this
Answer: Gold