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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 1099393, member: 6986&quot;]German currency from this period survived in large numbers as a result of two factors:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; They made a ton of it because of inflation.</p><p>2.&nbsp; It lost its value quickly because of inflation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once it lost its value, it was useless for circulation and no longer available for commerce.&nbsp; The banks and other issuing authorities no longer accepted or redeemed them leaving millions of worthless notes in public hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>US paper money from the same period is still legal tender.&nbsp; When designs and the size were changed, the old notes were still useable but were culled from circulation by banks in the ordinary course of business.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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