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Quiz: Do You Know the Real Reason Why a Dollar Is Called a Buck?

Quiz: Do You Know the Real Reason Why a Dollar Is Called a Buck?
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By Reader's Digest Editors

Published on Sep. 26, 2025

See if you can correctly answer these tricky questions about the mighty dollar bill

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