@pmarca I think I've seen it mentioned in multiple robber baron era books. Vanderbilt bio, Lind's land of promise...
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@vgr@pmarca Navigation Acts restricted export of specie to colonies, and forbid colonies from printing own currency (Catch-22)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@vgr@pmarca so colonies had to make due with combination of scrip and foreign coins (often Spanish dollars)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@vgr@pmarca in early 19th Century US banks could issue their own notes so lack of currency was not a significant issue (quite the contrary)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@vgr@pmarca crop receipts served as a kind of parallel currency in the mid-19th century, to cover seasonal tightness due to farming cycle7 replies 4 retweets 5 likes
@prchovanec @pmarca what would be equivalent in greece? Article talked about a paper factory, but I'm thinking tourist hotel reservations
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