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Here's a better look at the big hill-o-money. According to The Ascent of Money, a documentary that I watched recently, the discovery of Potosi increased the supply of silver so much that it devalued all silver currency at the time. This may be the only time that devaluation of a currency was due to "natural causes" instead of over printing by a central bank!

Camera model   iPhone 4
Shutter speed   1/559
Aperture   f/2.6
Exposure   Normal program
Focal length   3.85mm
Flash   On
Metering   Pattern
Brightness   8.0
ISO sensitivity   80
Latitude   19.588667˚ S
Longitude   65.759333˚ W
Altitude   3959.70 m
Location   Potosí, Potosi Department, Bolivia

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