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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3520298, member: 93416&quot;]Thanks - I know nothing of Galba and little of Roman history - but the general themes you raise here seem to echo loudly -&nbsp; in coinage history worldwide</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding this point</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Brings to mind the enormous fluctuations over time in social attitudes regarding the political economy.&nbsp; 2.5% is surely peanuts of a tariff in modern terms, and would hardly be noticed?</p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, the abolition of a seigniorage of 3.5% on silver coin in England in 1666 was thought then a major matter of concern - when today we accept near 100% imposition, on our banknotes, but hardly bat an eyelid......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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