Commentary for Bava Metzia 89:9

ולמ"ד סלעין על דינרין מחלוקת אדמיפלגי בסלעין על דינרין לפלגי בסלעין על סלעין

But Beth Hillel rule: [He may change] only a shekel's worth into silver, and retain a shekel's worth of coins.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For as soon as he enters Jerusalem, he needs small change-perutahs-to buy food. This will cause a general rush on the banker, the rate of exchange will advance, and the purchasing power of the money will be diminished, with the consequent reduction in the quantity of comestibles to be purchased and consumed as second tithe; v. 'Ed. I, 9. ');">⁹</span>

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