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		tristian on Jan 29, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will old-fashioned scrip make a comeback? I don't understand how this would work. If you had a form of currency that was continuously losing value, wouldn't you simply exchange it for something equally liquid that wouldn't lose its value? Such as gold or silver?

eru on Jan 29, 2009 [–]

Then somebody else has to get rid of that currency. That's the whole plan.

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