It was state intervention, not the private market, that made metal specie work as money.

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This problem explains why metal money has circulated not in lumps but as coins, with a regulated amount of metal in each coin.

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She doesn't love him back, but she's very concerned with a metal briefcase that he handcuffs to his wrist as he transports money back and forth between business associates.

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Part of the appeal of the metal is that it cannot be created easily, as with paper money.

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It is hoped the lightweight metal columns, which are completely recyclable, will save money as well as limiting light pollution.

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Rarely has calculated stupidity made as much sense as in this vulgar, cartoonish rock opera, starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass as a pair of metal-worshipping musical losers in quest of stardom, redemption, and the rent money.

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