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Exchange Rates
Content: Currencies and convertion calculator for exchange rates. Graph of last days values using data from the Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Money Curriculum Unit - History
Content: You catch fish for your food supply, but you're tired of eating it every day. Instead you want to eat some bread. Fortunately, a baker lives next door. Trading the baker some fish for bread is an example of barter, the direct...
A History of Money
Content: A general review of the historical development of coinage.
The Oak Island Enigma, by Penn Leary
Content: A 1953 article by Penn Leary that offers a detailed history of the island and expounds on a theory that Sir Francis Bacon was a party to the digging of the pit.
BRITISH MUSEUM: World of Money
NOVA Online | Secrets of Making Money | The History of Money | PBS
Content: Barter is the exchange of resources or services for mutual advantage, and may date back to the beginning of humankind. Some would even argue that it's not purely a human activity; plants and animals have been bartering -- in symbiotic relationships -- for...
History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Content: Money in its social, political, and economic context from the dawn of history to the end of the 20th century.
CONTENTS
Content: Extensive site with a history of Japanese currency including images.
Economic History Resources - How Much is That?
Content: Comparing the purchasing power of money in the United States (or colonies)from 1720 to any other year including the present.
Money-Changers: Coins of World History
Content: Specialize in authentic ancient and medieval coins; Greek, Celtic, Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Late Medieval, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, and modern foreign coins.
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