Responsa for Bava Kamma 194:9
בעא מיניה רבא מרב חסדא המלוה את חבירו על המטבע והוסיפו עליו מהו אמר לו נותן לו מטבע היוצא באותה שעה א"ל ואפילו כי נפיא א"ל אין א"ל אפי' כי תרטיא א"ל אין
But if so how would coins which have currency in Babylon and are kept in Babylon be utilised as redemption money?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which would have to be spent for certain commodities to be partaken of in Jerusalem. ');"><sup>14</sup></span> — They may be utilised for the purchase of an animal [in Babylon]. which can then be brought up to Jerusalem. But was it not taught<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. I.M. Sh. I. 2. ');"><sup>15</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A lent money to B. Before repayment was due, the coins were discontinued and new coins were issued in their stead weighing more than the old coins. The increase in weight, however, was less than twenty-five percent (cf. B. K. 98a). How is B to repay his debt to A?
A. If A specified at the time the loan was made that he was to be repaid a certain number of coins, B must repay him the same number of new coins, though he will thus repay more precious metal than what he borrowed, since an increase in the metal of less than twenty-five percent does not affect prices. But, if A did not specify the manner of repayment, he is to receive the same amount of precious metal as he lent to B, in new coins.
SOURCES: L. 209.
A. If A specified at the time the loan was made that he was to be repaid a certain number of coins, B must repay him the same number of new coins, though he will thus repay more precious metal than what he borrowed, since an increase in the metal of less than twenty-five percent does not affect prices. But, if A did not specify the manner of repayment, he is to receive the same amount of precious metal as he lent to B, in new coins.
SOURCES: L. 209.
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