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1. What was the name given to the barter currency of the Native North Americans, composed of shells of Venus mercenaria, strung together to form belts or "fathoms", and worth five shillings?
2. In J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books, which three currency units are issued by Gringotts Bank?
3. Which nineteenth-century British coin was known as a "bun penny"?
4. What was the origin of the phrase "penny plain, tuppence coloured"?
5. On which small island off Nova Scotia is the "Money Pit", alleged to be the repository of a fabulous treasure, located?
6. Which piece of real estate in North America did Peter Minuit, the first director of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, buy in 1626 for sixty guilders?
7. In Scotland, what does the term "bawbee" mean when applied to coins?
8. What is Maundy money?
9. In which town is the British Royal Mint?
10. After whom was the old silver threepenny piece once colloquially called a "Joey" in Britain?
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