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140 Years Of Monetary History In 10 Minutes
gavin  
Posted : Wednesday, 28 August 2013 7:14:36 PM(UTC)
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Interesting history lesson:
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East-Auck-Fossicker  
Posted : Friday, 30 August 2013 11:50:37 AM(UTC)
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Thanks Gavin, this explains things so simply . I remember when I was a teenager , notes used to have a gold strip and people usually as a pub trick would show others how to peel the strip off. I don't think anyone took it one step farther and melted them down. Was this strip real gold ?
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l0gic  
Posted : Friday, 30 August 2013 1:11:12 PM(UTC)
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Just watched a few episodes of this guys seven stages thing.. It's actually quite interesting, informative and hard to argue with!

Cheers for the link.
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