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A History of Money
Content: A general review of the historical development of coinage.
CONTENTS
Content: Extensive site with a history of Japanese currency including images.
Exchange Rates
Content: Currencies and convertion calculator for exchange rates. Graph of last days values using data from the Federal Reserve Bank
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...
BRITISH MUSEUM: World of Money
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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