In the 1850s, the proportion of silver in the currency supply fell, and the proportion of gold rose. This is an illustration of :

a. the quantity theory of money.
b. Gresham's law.
c. Say's law.
d. the Walrasian auctioneer.
e. none of the above.

b. Gresham's law.

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