Who invented coins — and why?
Weighing metal worked, but every trade required one question:
Is this metal really the weight and purity it claims to be?
Then came a powerful idea — stamp the metal with an authority’s mark.
A simple mark made trade easier.
But it also introduced something new into money:
Power.
Follow BTCWindow for Part 6.
#HistoryOfMoney #Money #EconomicHistory #FinancialEducation #BTCWindow
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