Just an FYI: You may not realize it but the word "crank" was coined to describe those who advocate the printing of money, not those who oppose it.
I spent 10 minutes on Google researching that.
Crank (or cranky) - as demeaning slang - was originally used in the 19th Century to describe unpleasant or irritable people.
That definition expanded in the late 19th Century to include people who were completely obsessed with certain ideas, and would not listen to any evidence that challenged those ideas.
I didn't see anything related to “printing money,” but perhaps it's there if you dig deeper.
The word was “coined” ;)