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"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore." -Yogi Berra

  Money is as normal to us as drinking, eating, or sleeping. It dictates much of what we can do, and when we can do it. We have countless cultural references to it: music, movies, poems, art. There is not an aspect of our life that hasn't been affected by currency. Despite how normal money is in our life, we often take it for granted in our worldbuilding!   In much of sci-fi, currency becomes a universal form. Everyone knows of it, everyone accepts it. That leaves many questions! What does it look like? How is it backed? Who made it and standardized it?   In much of fantasy, it remains the same universal concept. Gold and Silver printed in the same fashion but somehow universally accepted. How does this occur? Is it based on the valuable materials it is made of? Perhaps it is just accepted because it is from the most powerful faction? With this challenge let's dive into these questions and more, and unearth how the currency of your choice impacts your world's economy and societies.