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Literature | Gilt-edge Investments A phrase introduced in the last quarter of the 19th century (when so many investments proved worthless), for investments in which no risks are incurred, such as debentures, preference shares, first mortgages, and shares in first-rate companies. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 49 4C 54 2D 45 44 47 45 49 4E 56 45 53 54 4D 45 4E 54 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01001001 01001100 01010100 00101101 01000101 01000100 01000111 01000101 00100000 01001001 01001110 01010110 01000101 01010011 01010100 01001101 01000101 01001110 01010100 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G I L T - E D G E   I N V E S T M E N T S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0049 004C 0054 002D 0045 0044 0047 0045 0049 004E 0056 0045 0053 0054 004D 0045 004E 0054 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)41434654153938413924348563953544739485453 |
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