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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1268174, member: 112&quot;]With the reputation that NGC has - wouldn&#039;t you ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Russians weren&#039;t trying to do anything to the Dutch. The Russians merely needed a form of money that was accepted anywhere by anyone - because Russian money was not accepted anywhere and by everyone. The Dutch ducat was that form of money. The Dutch ducat was the most widely accepted and most trusted coin in the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why the counterfeits were only used to pay foreign debts and to pay troops in the far flung reaches of the Russian Empire. Those troops needed money they could spend, money that the people of&nbsp; the area or country would accept because they would not accept Russian money except at a discount.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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