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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 41731, member: 57463&quot;]Well, I guess it all depends on your definition.&nbsp; This is certainly an example of emegency <u>money</u>.&nbsp; Whether it is a &quot;bank&quot; note depends on whether it was issued by a bank, eh?</p><p><br /></p><p>I just bought some Mine Scrip from Michigan&#039;s &quot;Upper Peninsula.&quot;&nbsp; (The state of Michigan is technicall two peninsulae, but the lower is far more populous.&nbsp; So much so that even the governor&#039;s logo has left off the UP from time to time.&nbsp; Anyway, from about 1860-1900, the mines were more or less all fairly successful, but shipping being what it was, they only sent out iron and copper and got paid for it, when the Great Lakes were clear of ice.&nbsp; In the mean time, they issued scrip.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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