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dashinny t1_j24ri5j wrote

What’s a sand dollar and why is it called a dollar?

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tracker-hunter t1_j24upng wrote

Sand dollars are named as such, not for their monetary value, yet because of their appearance. The white, bleached-out sand dollar skeletons resemble old americano and Spanish dollar coins, and thus the name was born.

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