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This made me wonder, money has been around for a long time, so it's hard to ask about a specific event, but say the first minting of USD, was there ... a line t
by bongobingo1 4y ago
This made me wonder, money has been around for a long time, so it's hard to ask about a specific event, but say the first minting of USD, was there ... a line to get it? Did the fed just dump huge sacks of the stuff at post offices with a note saying "you can use this instead of doubloons"?
Guess I am just curious if the same kind of effect was observed, I suppose banks would have been trying to "secure their spot" for some first release of $CURRENCY notes/coins? Hard to imagine Joe Homesteader lining up at 9AM.
- Widdershin 4y agoI can’t speak to real life but if you want to read an enjoyable depiction of how society might react to novel currencies, check out Going Postal and Making Money by Terry Pratchett.
- janandonly 4y agoThis made me laugh. Good one .
- animal_spirits 4y agoThere's a wikipedia page for that if you're interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_dollar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_d...