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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stephan77, post: 2147574, member: 74244&quot;]Unfortunately it seems like we are not learning. Actually for those who know financial history of civilizations, there have been problems throughout recorded time with societies messing up their monetary system. The few years in post WW1 Germany with hyper inflation wasn&#039;t something new.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t even get me started with clad coinage. And those who want to eliminate the cent, if they succeed in doing so, in my opinion it would mean that we are basically giving up on correcting the problem of rampantly printing money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry to perhaps take the thread off the path a bit. But the &quot;Anyone know anything about this?&quot;...I thought the story behind the note might bring some perspective to understanding it. The lesson the note serves is quite valuable, if we heed it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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