Middle Ages Gold Coins
Estimated reading time. About 16 minutes. Gold coins in the Middle Ages were not “everyday pocket change” for most people. They…
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Ancient and Medieval Coins Used in Canada
Estimated reading time. About 19 minutes. If you search for ancient or medieval coins in Canada, you will quickly run into…
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Roman Coins as Tools of Power and Propaganda
Estimated reading time. 14 minutes. A Roman coin was never just a payment. It was a tiny public announcement that traveled…
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Early Roman Coins and the Birth of Roman Money
Estimated reading time. 14 minutes. The story of Roman coins is not only a story about metal. It is a story…
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Markets of Ancient South America
Estimated reading time. 13 minutes. Ancient markets in South America were not only places to trade goods. They were places to…
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Trade Routes of Ancient South America
Estimated reading time. 12 minutes. Ancient South America did not need coins to build serious trade. It needed routes. Paths across…
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Early Exchange Systems in South America
Estimated reading time. 12 minutes. Long before colonial coins, South America already had working systems for paying, trading, gifting, and settling…
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Before Modern Money in South America
Estimated reading time. 12 minutes. Before coins became normal in South America, people still bought, gifted, negotiated, and measured value every…
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The Coin That Traveled Without Borders
Estimated reading time. 10 to 13 minutes. Imagine stepping into a crowded port market in the fifteenth century with a pouch…
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Florentine Florin | The Gold Coin That Powered the Renaissance.
Estimated reading time. 10 to 12 minutes. Imagine walking into a busy European market in the 1400s with a pouch of…
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Why Early Americans Distrusted Coins at First
Estimated reading time: 18 to 20 minutes. Coins did not automatically inspire confidence in early America. They entered a society that…
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How People Decide Which Coins Matter
Estimated reading time. About 13 to 16 minutes. Some coins attract attention long after they stop circulating, while others disappear quietly…
