Each of the following was a problem for the US economy as a result of early banks printing their own paper money EXCEPT:

The question asks which item was not a problem. Early banknotes were often intended to represent gold deposited at a bank, so that feature itself was not a problem. The difficulties included banks printing too many notes, widespread counterfeiting, and hundreds of different notes circulating, making them harder to trust and use.

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