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# 203.2 Lesson - collectible
**Screen:** collectible
**Headline:** Four Stages of Money: Collectible
**Reward:** 2
**Text:** Throughout history, money has gone through four stages of development. In the very beginning, people only wanted money because of its special qualities, and it was mostly seen as a decorative item or a collectible.;
Examples of this include shells, beads, and gold, which were all collectibles before becoming widely used as money.
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## QUIZ
**Question:** What were some examples of early forms of money that were valued for their appearance or special qualities?
**Answer:** Coins made of copper and silver
**Feedback:** Sorry, that's incorrect. Copper and silver coins were not used as money in the very beginning of its evolution
**Correct:** true
**Answer:** Shells, beads, and gold
**Feedback:** Congratulations, you got it right! It's interesting to note that shells, beads, and gold were all valued for their appearance or special qualities before becoming widely used as money
**Correct:** false
**Answer:** Paper bills with pictures of famous leaders
**Feedback:** Wrong! But at least you're thinking about the more modern forms of money. Paper bills with pictures of famous leaders were not used in the very beginning of money's evolution.
**Correct:** false
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