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# Gold Money

## Definition

The highest denomination of metallic currency, typically used for large transactions and as a store of value, which Smith discusses in relation to its role in the monetary system.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith examines how gold functions within monetary systems, particularly in relation to its use for large transactions and as a standard of value.

## Economic Domain

Exchange

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