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On giving money to soldiers
Marcus Didius Julianus, who became the emperor of Rome in 193 AD, is most famous for how he won the throne: by auction.
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Why is a stock worth what it’s worth?
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The penny and our changing constitution
Since the United States established its own currency in 1792, we’ve produced a number of coins that have since been discontinued.
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The capital concentration coefficient
How much “stuff” is in a country’s “capital”?
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