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To: Stephen O who wrote (26990)	1/25/1999 12:37:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 116764

Yep... The good 'ol days of money lenders and the Hapsburgs. But 'dem days are gone forever. Regards, Ron

To: Stephen O who wrote (26990)	1/25/1999 1:18:00 PM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

Or they just made smaller coins - "For in every country of the world, I believe, the avarice and injustice of princes and sovereign states, abusing the confidence of their subjects, have by degrees diminished the real quantity of metal, which had been originally contained in their coins." bibliomania.com The term 'pound sterling' originally meant one pound troy of silver, right? Great discussion, Ron, Bob, all ..... Ron, how do you work the unprecedented capital expenditure of building railroads into your post-War Between The States analysis? ... it was a much larger percentage of gdp than ever before, right? ... comparable almost to a war ... and many displaced eastern farmers ended up working on the railroads.