Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 509: In Santa Cruz, red feathers from the Scarlet Honeyeater bird were used as currency. If someone in Santa Cruz had purchased a "huge amount " of these feathers as an investment, then in this instance, the feathers were being held as a(n)

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If someone had purchased a "huge amount" of Scarlet Honeyeater feathers as an investment, it suggests that they were being held with the intention of preserving their value over time, making them a store of value.

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