i never understood why the guys on the shortwave programs,and other places,worked so hard to sell you their gold for "worthless' paper money.same with silver,if i had bags of coins that i could trade,like the guy said,for bottles of water why would push so hard with tales of upcoming woe to sell them for paper money?
i have my investments in fish hooks and Coleman fuel-------
Goods exchanged for a single Viceroy Tulip Bulb,
Two lasts of wheat 448ƒ
Four lasts of rye 558ƒ
Four fat oxen 480ƒ
Eight fat swine 240ƒ
Twelve fat sheep 120ƒ
Two hogsheads of wine 70ƒ
Four tuns of beer 32ƒ
Two tons of butter 192ƒ
1,000 lb. of cheese 120ƒ
A complete bed 100ƒ
A suit of clothes 80ƒ
A silver drinking cup 60ƒ
Total 2500ƒ
Some folks were left desperately poor after failing to get out of the tulip market during the great tulip market crash of February 1637.
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