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Old 12-16-2011, 04:32 PM   #30 (permalink)
lycan
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Originally Posted by SnerpGoodWord View Post
There are MANY examples, but the Greek Drachma in late 1944 would be an excellent example of a major European currency going to zero.
Hyperinflation produced by war in a tiny country under military occupation. Indeed, if you are averaging down on the New Zealand dollar and China invades during a world war, stop! lol

You are also wrong. It did not go to zero. It was converted into a new currency.


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The Yugoslav Dinar did it in 1994.
It did not go to zero in this example either.


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The German Mark did it in 1922-23.
Hum... nope... not zero.


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Average down in any one of those currencies, and you go broke.
Or not.
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