The truth is, this one-dollar nickname has roots that stretch back centuries—long before modern currency or credit cards.

Hand someone a ten-dollar bill, and most people will say you handed them ten bucks. It sounds casual, quick, and natural. Everyone says it. Gas is four bucks a gallon. Burgers go for six bucks.

“He just blindly sent me a message — to the museum — with this dollar bill and asked if I could authenticate it, that it was ...

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