One careless bank can cause a run on every other bank. Putting all the gold in one shared vault fixes that. It also gives everyone one currency.
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Three banks keep reserves of 8%, 10% and 12% of their deposits. One day, depositors at the 8% bank ask for 9% of its deposits. It cannot pay, and it fails. Why is that a problem for the other two banks?