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> Greenbacks … a form of fiat money https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback_(1860s_money) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback_(1860s_money)
by nighthawk454 3mo ago
> Greenbacks … a form of fiat money
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback_(1860s_money) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback_(1860s_money)
- SJC_Hacker 3mo agoThis was a wartime measure. The US went back to a hard money system soon after the civil war ended