1918: The
@federalreserve
issues a statement regarding the use of gold coins as Christmas presents as the economy recovers from #WWI: "We…should frown upon extravagance and the wasteful employment of anything which can be diverted to a useful purpose"
https://twitter.com/FedFRASER/status/1604235116984811521
https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111/volume-1a-586836?start_page=18&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=SM&utm_content=fedfraser&utm_campaign=e92610d6-153c-4afb-a64b-6e5aa12511f4