DAF YOMI BABA METZIA DAF 44 Choshen Mishpat Through the Lens of The Daf Yomi-CURRENCY EXCHANGE AND COMMODITIES

(This should be learned for a refuah shlema for Chaim Dovid ben Leah, a young man in critical condition with the swine flu. May he have a refuah shlema b'soch sh'ar cholei Yisroel. )
Q:How do dollars and shekels work in Eretz Yisrael

A:In the old days in E"Y when dollars were used for real estate Rav Moshe and Rav Elyashiv say dollars are considered currency but nowadays when Shekels are used for real estate Rav Moshe and Rav Elyashiv say that dollars is not considered currency