March 29, 2007 7:18PM 

# The Adam Smith Bank Note 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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What does Adam Smith [think of his bank note](https://www.cato.org/2007/03/29/query-for-economic-historians/)? Lawrence White [has the answer](http://www.freemarketnews.com/Analysis/240/7033/adam.asp?wid=240&nid=7033).

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