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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1848260, member: 38849&quot;]You may not know that playing cards were used as emergency currency in the &quot;New France&quot; portion of Canada, 1729 to 1757.&nbsp; Playing card money remained in common use for about 75 years.&nbsp; Some old Charlton catalogs illustrate typical notes.&nbsp; In 1748, &quot;Ordonnances&quot; or Treasury Notes were issued (in Quebec) to supplement the card money.&nbsp; See:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.micheloud.com/FXM/MH/canada.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.micheloud.com/FXM/MH/canada.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.micheloud.com/FXM/MH/canada.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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