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==External Links==
*[http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/make-a-super-dollar/ "How a Superdollar is Made. A Counterfeit’s Secret"]


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The term superdollar is sometimes used to refer to a period of extreme US dollar strength, relative to other currencies, particularly in the 1980s.[1][2] This period ended when the G-7 countries, concerned about the US trade deficit and the resulting protectionism, agreed to cooperate in the devaluation of the dollar in the Plaza Accord.