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  2. Real and nominal value - Wikipedia

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    The real values of individual goods or commodities may rise or fall against each other, in relative terms, but a representative commodity bundle as a whole retains its real value as a constant from one period to the next. Real values can for example be expressed in constant 1992 dollars, with the price level fixed 100 at the base date.

  3. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    Though the Dutch pioneered in modern-day New York in the 17th century the use and the counting of money in silver dollars in the form of German-Dutch reichsthalers and native Dutch leeuwendaalders ('lion dollars'), it was the ubiquitous Spanish American eight-real coin which became exclusively known as the dollar since the 18th century. [23]

  4. Dollar - Wikipedia

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    Dollar is the name of more than 25 currencies. The United States dollar, ... Rupee, Real (Spanish/Colonial Spain: Mexican), Chinese cash: Jamaican dollar: JMD

  5. Dollar sign - Wikipedia

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    The dollar sign, also known as the peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital S crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on typeface), used to indicate the unit of various currencies around the world, including most currencies denominated "dollar" or "peso".

  6. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    This created a new U.S. dollar that was backed by 1.50 grams (23.22 grains) of gold. However, the previous dollar had been represented by 1.60 g (24.75 grains) of gold. The result of this revaluation, which was the first devaluation of the U.S. dollar, was that the value in gold of the dollar was reduced by 6%.

  7. United States two-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    The United States two-dollar bill (US$2) is a current denomination of United States currency. A portrait of Thomas Jefferson , the third president of the United States (1801–1809), is featured on the obverse of the note.

  8. United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    The United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill (US$100,000) is a former denomination of United States currency issued from 1934 to 1935. The bill, which features President Woodrow Wilson, was created as a large denomination note for gold transactions between Federal Reserve Banks; it never circulated publicly and its private possession is illegal.

  9. Spanish colonial real - Wikipedia

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    The base denomination is an 8 reales coin (aka Piece of eight or Spanish dollar). Other minor denominations included 4 reales, 2 reales, 1 real, and 1/2 real. The 8 reales coin is the predecessor to the American dollar.