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Rational Minds Part 2: The Myth Of Tulip Mania - Anne Goldgar

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The History of Dutch Taverns

They would trade tokens as proxies instead of the actual bulbs. Often they were proxy auctions in which a price had actually been agreed privately, and yet it appeared to be an auction. The person who had bought the bulb would have to pay what was called vine-held wine money. That was often used as proof that the transaction had taken place.

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