stackyFACTSWhen metal became incredibly scarce, certain towns just started issuing emergency tender on whatever literal garbage they had lying around, including silk and shattered porcelain.
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Sometimes a piece of paper is so stubborn it outlives the dictator who commissioned it. After the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein printed new, cheap money and…
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The higher the value, the lazier the bill. A $1 note constantly changes hands, getting crumpled, folded, and stuffed into pockets, giving it an average…
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When the US banking system completely collapsed right before the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, organizers didn’t cancel the party; they just bypassed the dollar…
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In a beautiful display of Canadian politeness and economic absurdity, Canadian Tire stores issued so much colorful loyalty paper money that it became a de…
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Gold and silver get all the glory, but a tiny sea snail absolutely dominated global trade for thousands of years. From ancient China to Africa and the Middle…
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Seventeenth-century Sweden established a national currency backed almost entirely by copper, which forced citizens to conduct basic daily business using…
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