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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rzage, post: 1951760, member: 14070&quot;]In John M. Willems book &quot;The United States Trade Dollar&quot; It pretty much stated that the Chinese wanted payment for all goods in silver with the 8 reale pretty much the favorite till the US Trade dollar came around in 1874 , then as the Chinese learned to trust the purity it surpassed the 8 reale in popularity in the Southern port cities . I pretty much assumed that they preferred silver over gold as that&#039;s what they wanted for all debts . It&#039;s a great read if you can get your hands on one and not very expensive like most out of print books .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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