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The History of Paper Money - Origins of Exchange

Giant stones sunk under the sea? Cows? Cowrie Shells? What do they all have in common? They were all money. Find out how we got from exchanging these things to doing 8 hours of work for a stack of paper that takes 2 seconds to print on The History of Paper Money.

English
  • Originally Aired October 1, 2016
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created March 15, 2018 by
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  • Modified March 15, 2018 by
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