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Take a journey through the complete history of money — from barter economies and traditional currencies like shells and cocoa beans to electrum coins of ancient Lydia and the paper money revolution in colonial America.

In this exclusive video filmed at the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Money Museum, we explore artifacts ranging from the Yap Stone of Micronesia to Swedish plate money, Athenian owls, and Confederate currency. Curator Caroline Turco guides us through the economic and political forces that shaped coinage and currency for over 11,000 years.

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Time Stamps:
00:00 — What Is Money? | Intro to currency through time
00:25 — Barter to Coins | Why agrarian societies invented coinage
00:56 — Traditional Money | Shells, seeds, cocoa, and 11,000 years of trade
01:34 — Yap Stones of Micronesia | Monumental money across oceans
02:32 — Wampum in North America | Purple beads and shell-based trade
02:49 — Rise of Precious Metals | Gold, silver, and societal control
03:09 — First Coin Ever Made | Electrum and King Croesus of Lydia
03:45 — Chinese Tool Money | Knife, spade, and fish coins explained
04:45 — Greek Coinage & Owls | Athens, symbolism, and coin design
05:52 — Roman Republic to Empire | Leaders, gods, and money's message
06:33 — Lady Liberty’s Roots | Allegory and U.S. coinage identity
07:02 — Inflation & Fall of Rome | Debasement and economic collapse
07:19 — Byzantine Coin Continuity | East Rome keeps coinage alive
07:54 — Christianity in Coins | Medieval shift to religious symbolism
08:17 — Islamic Calligraphy Coins | Art without images
08:44 — 1492 and the New World | Spanish gold and monetary expansion
09:17 — Swedish Plate Money | 44 lb copper coins and the word "dollar"
10:50 — Birth of Paper Money | Massachusetts Bay’s IOU revolution
11:45 — Colonial Notes | State-specific currencies
12:14 — Problems with Paper | Inflation, over-issuing, and hyperinflation
12:23 — German Notgeld | Emergency currency after WWI
13:16 — U.S. Civil War Paper | Confederate inflation and scrip systems
15:26 — Modern Paper Economy | Transition complete after 100 years
15:33 — Polymer Banknotes | Durability and color innovation
16:14 — Why the U.S. Still Uses Paper | Crane Paper and economic politics
16:50 — Final Thoughts | Overview and thanks to the ANA