A Short History of American Money, From Fur to Fiat
David Wolman, theatlantic.comWhat do animal pelts, tobacco, fake wampum, gold, and cotton-paper bank notes have in common? At one point or another, they’ve all stood for the same thing: U.S. currency.
Before independence, America’s disparate colonial economies strugg…
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