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From 1851 to 1873 the United States minted a three-cent coin called the trime. Nicknamed “fish scales” because of their small size, trimes were 20 percent smaller than today’s dimes and about one-third the weight.
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6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered
Earlier versions of these questions and answers first appeared in The Handy Personal Finance Answer Book by Paul A. Tucci (2012). list, finance, history, banks, money, spending, saving, coins The English word money first appeared in the 14th century. It was derived from the Latin word moneta, a
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