When Goldsmiths Issued Receipts to Gold Owners,and Those Gold Receipts

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Multiple Choice

When goldsmiths issued receipts to gold owners,and those gold receipts circulated while gold stayed in the goldsmiths' safes,

• A)the gold receipts were considered money because they were used as a means of payment.
• B)an infant banking system developed in sixteenth century Europe.
• C)fiat money was created.
• D)money was invented.
• E)Both A and B are correct.

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