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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

Norton issued his own money in the form of scrips which were accepted from him by restaurants in San Francisco.[44] These notes came in denominations between fifty cents and ten dollars, and the few surviving notes are collector's items.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton

If you're not familiar with this guy who declared himself emperor of San Francisco, read this. Sorry about the link.

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[–] 22400242? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I am quite familiar with Emperor Norton, Him and I are cut from the very same cloth one might say.

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[–] Fahrvergnaked 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

English Jews? The username checks out.