Econ US Mint notes
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bbitterman on May 11, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 365 days | The U.S. mint is open how many days per year? |
| bonds and stamps | Other than money, what else does the mint print? |
| romans | The first nation to use a uniform system of money was? |
| thomas jefferson | What person was responsible for placing the U.S. on a uniform monetary standard? |
| philadelphia | The first U.S. mint was located in what city? |
| martha washington | Who donated their silverware to start minting the first U.S. coins? |
| faith or trust | Paper money is simply a promissory note based on the ______ of the people. |
| james marshall | Who discovered gold in the Sacramento River? |
| pinch | To receive payment for their products, shopkeepers would grab a _____ of gold? |
| stockton | 1 coin with this California town's name was found proving they minted coins there at one time? |
| deaf and mute | Josh put gold dust on 5-cent coins to get change for a 5 dollar coin. What was his alibi? |
| illinois | What state has argued the most to keep the penny? |
| civil war | Paper money was first used by the U.S. Government to help pay for what? |
| stable | Green ink is used to stop counterfeiting and it was considered to be the most ________ |
| 1900 | The Gold Standard was put in place in what year? |
| mormons | What religious group opened its own mint? |
| California | Who was against the use of paper money? |
| 9 | How many engravers are there in the U.S. who work on printing our currency. |
| 1965 | When did silver stopped being used in U.S. coins? |
| denver | The site of U.S. Mint |
| 12 | The U.S. Mint prints money for how many Federal Reserve Banks of the Unied States |
| Juno | Who was known as the god of money? |
| yes | Is "in god we trust" still printed on money? |
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