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The Invention of Money
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Overview
People in Asia Minor developed the first coin-based currency, but long before that humans would exchange precious objects for the things necessary for their daily life. Currency is a fact of human life, and this book explores its genesis, beginning with those early coins and precious objects and tracing their legacy to the banknotes and fraud-detecting devices of the twenty-first century. Photographs and illustrations explore the remarkable diversity and detail of contemporary currency, while engaging text explores money's utility and places it within a social context.
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- ISBN-13: 9781477713334
- ISBN-10: 1477713336
- Publisher: PowerKids Press
- Publish Date: July 2013
- Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 32
- Reading Level: Ages 8-11
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