Isaac Newton and the Tower of London
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The First Fiat Paper Money
The first fiat paper money in the English speaking world was actually not Bank of England bank notes in 1694. Isaac Newton's own words on the subject just a few years, a few years later. We value it because we can purchase all sorts of commodities and the same opinion,. So it's a like value upon paper security.
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