Assertion: paper money's value | /r/HasProperty | based on the value of the metal
Facets:
value: originally
type: OTHER
value: roughly
type: DEGREE
value: in those days
type: TEMPORAL
value: within
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In those days, the value of the coin was based solely on the value of the metal within, and the country with the most gold had the most wealth.
text: The value of the coins was roughly based on the value of the metals they contained because you could always melt the coins down and use the metal for other purposes.
text: The value that people attributed to coins was originally based upon the value of the metal unless they were token issues or had been debased.