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The stock market did not start in a marble hall.
It started because a bunch of loud men got kicked out of a nicer building and went next door for coffee.
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The Bank of England raised £1.2 million in 11 days. youtube.com/shorts/GHhzc2nWx…
A kilo of bread went from 6 pengő to 6 billion. youtube.com/shorts/-0gaUNgy8…
In China a pound of gold bought only 9× silver
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The guinea was coined at 20s — and traded at 21s 6d
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Mississippi shares hit 10,000 livres — a 20-fold fever
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Newton set one price, and it ruled British money for 200 years.
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Newton set one price, and it ruled British money for 200 years.
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South Sea stock crashed from 1,000 back to 200. youtube.com/shorts/61B-8xOUG…
Newton's own numbers: a guinea was worth 20s 8d
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One forint equaled 400 octillion pengő. youtube.com/shorts/J9LHNKtf6…
They paid for Wall Street's room with a tontine youtube.com/shorts/WcIKQVTkK…
They paid for Wall Street's room with a tontine
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The first Diners Club charge was a rehearsed lunch. youtube.com/shorts/T97BHo1xm…
Wall Street's club started after America's first panic. youtube.com/shorts/5fTQbreRp…
Banks mailed 100 million cards — then BankAmericard became Visa youtube.com/shorts/BRDiZ-Yft…
The biggest banknote ever issued was worth 20 cents. youtube.com/shorts/bkccD1yKj…
Hungary built an escape currency, then printed that too. youtube.com/shorts/F9v4wGPEL…
A bus ticket cost twenty quadrillion pengő youtube.com/shorts/WImmvfeWq…
Get paid today, it buys half tomorrow. Hungary 1946, prices doubled every 15 hours.
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