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Greg Anos · 01-11-2009, 08:42 PM

Here is a tidbit for the enjoyment of the story. they are always talking about the montary unit "pistoles". It took me years to figure out that it was equivalent to the standard gold coin of France in the era, The Louis D'Or (.2201 Actual Gold Weight). Not in the usual dictionaries....

01-11-2009, 08:42 PM	#8
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Here is a tidbit for the enjoyment of the story. they are always talking about the montary unit "pistoles". It took me years to figure out that it was equivalent to the standard gold coin of France in the era, The Louis D'Or (.2201 Actual Gold Weight). Not in the usual dictionaries....