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Money Through the Ages

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From shells and cacao to giant copper plates and playing cards, explore the surprising things people have used as money around the world.

Money Through the Ages

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  1. A Spanish silver "piece of eight" had a face value of eight what?
  2. During a coin shortage in New France in 1685, what everyday objects were turned into emergency money?
  3. What shape was the central hole in traditional round Chinese cash coins?

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