The value of the old is decreased, if we may call it so, both because there is already some of the new in trade, and because the bankers cannot keep up to the rigor of the law, having an interest in letting loose the old coin from their chests, and being sometimes obliged to make payments with it.
Diru zaharraren balioa erori egiten da, nolabait esateko, bai jadanik merkataritzan diru berria dagoelako, bai bankariak estu-estu jokatzerik ez daukalako, diru zaharra lanean jartzeko bere kutxatik lehenbailehen atera nahi badu, eta hartara behartuta dagoelako bere ordainketak egitera.