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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1556348, member: 39&quot;]There is no economy in this world that relies on or works with what you call &quot;hard currency&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But of course, in a system like what the GDR had, the way cash &quot;worked&quot; was different from how it works in &quot;the West&quot; (where I lived). The GDR issued two different types of collector coins - silver pieces (between Ag 500 and Ag 800; primarily exported) and Cu-Zn-Ni pieces. The silver coins would of course cost more than face, and the government would cash in on the difference. However, as a collector in the GDR you had the opportunity to get such collector coins if you were an active member in a Kulturbund coin club ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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