The Coin Doc's Quiz

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The "Red Book" Quiz
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Question 1 of 10

1. Hard Times Tokens or "necessity" money took the place of scarce Federal coins. The use of these interesting tokens coincided with the

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the circus coming to town.
Andrew Jackson's hernia operation.
opening of the Second Bank of the United States.
the financial collapse of 1837.
the Naval battle with Tripoli.
the efforts of the Advertisers Lobby.