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1. Name two ways that armored trucks are strengthened?

2. Where is all US paper money made? (Name the building)

3. How much money is made during the average day at this building?

4. How many years does the average dollar bill last?

5. Name a major function of the Federal Reserve Banks.

6. Name the department/agency of our government that protects our currency from counterfeiting.

7. Name two security features that prove a bill is real.

8. What product is the artist known as Boggs able to get in exchange for one of his pieces of 'art'?

9. Name two things that have been used by humans as money in the past.

10. How much does the Hand of Faith golden nugget weigh?

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1.Aside from stronger and lighter alloys of steel and laminates of glass used in its construction

2.The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has two locations: one in Washington, D.C., and another in Fort Worth, Texas.

3.average of 29 trades per day at $10 a pop, the typical day trader would have to make $72,500 per year

4.the average lifespan of a $100 bill is 15 years while a $5 bill lasts just 4.9 years. Dollar bills last just under 6 years on average while the $20 bill has a relatively healthy lifespan at 7.7 years.

5.conducting the nation's monetary policy, regulating banking institutions, monitoring and protecting the credit rights of consumers, maintaining the stability of the financial system, and providing financial services to the U.S. government

6.U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - U.S. Currency.

7.The bank noted security features that are both visible as well as hidden within the notes. These features include raised printing, serial numbers, watermarks and a security thread that is inside the note and has the denomination printed on it.

8. His drawings of currency, depicting only a single side of the note, came to be known as "Boggs notes". Boggs notes were both art objects and part of a performance. Boggs would exchange the notes only for their face value: when he drew a $100 bill, he exchanged it for $100 worth of goods.

9.Shell has been used as a form of money throughout the existence of humans. They have been particularly traded for food

10.Weighing 875 troy ounces (27.21 kg, or 72 troy pounds and 11 troy ounces), the gold nugget was only 12 inches below the surface, resting in a vertical position.

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