Download or read book When Money Talks written by Frank L. Holt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Money may seem hopelessly mundane and culturally meaningless, but it has dominated--and documented--world history since the time of the ancient Greeks. This heavily illustrated book provides a spirited account of the first coinages and their living descendants in our pockets and purses. It explains how people from Jesus to The Beatles have used numismatics to explore the social, political, economic, and religious history of the world"--
Download or read book Money that Changed the World written by Svein H. Gullbekk and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Make Money in Coins Right Now written by Scott A. Travers and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE COIN FIELD'S TOP INSIDER OFFERS THE SECRETS TO SUCCESS! Consumer advocate Scott A. Travers blows the lid off the coin industry while telling you how to make huge profits from small coins. Completely overhauled for the new millennium, this prize-winning guide shows you how to: * make the most of your on-line experiences by understanding the perils and pitfalls of Internet coin auctions * outsmart the grading services with secrets that could make you a fortune * understand coin pricing and identify coins to buy and sell right now * use America's 50-state quarters promotions to your advantage * save money with tax-slashing strategies * negotiate deals like a professional insider Includes a never-before-published, tell-all interview with a veteran dealer!
Download or read book How Coins and Bills Are Made written by Tim Clifford and published by Britannica Digital Learning. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the process of minting money.
Download or read book Strike It Rich with Pocket Change written by Ken Potter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the authors' own words, this new edition of Strike It Rich with Pocket Change, dispels the myths of error coins and assists you in discovering, marketing, and researching rare coins that you can find in your pocket change. More than 350 close-up illustrations, key identifying details and current market values help you decipher the difference between proper and error issues and varying types of coins. In addition, this unique must-have how-to also includes: • Coverage of Lincoln Memorial Cents, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters, John F. Kennedy Half Dollars, State Quarters • Expert insight and advice about tools of the trade, preserving coins, buying and selling error-variety coins • Terms and definitions associated with error coins Whether it's a Jefferson Presidential dollar missing edge lettering, that's worth $2,000 - $10,000 plus or a Lincoln cent with trail marks that make it an error worth $1 - $3 there are hidden treasures to be found in your pocket change, if you know what to look for.
Download or read book What Is Money Anyway written by Jennifer S. Larson and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever received a birthday card with a $10 bill inside? Or found a quarter on the sidewalk? These bills and coins are made of paper and metal. But they’re far more valuable than what they’re made of. So what makes money so special? Where does it come from and how is it used? Read this book to find out.
Download or read book Money and the Mechanism of Exchange written by William Stanley Jevons and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Invention of Money written by Nicholas Brasch and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People in Asia Minor developed the first coin-based currency, but long before that humans would exchange precious objects for the things necessary for their daily life. Currency is a fact of human life, and this book explores its genesis, beginning with those early coins and precious objects and tracing their legacy to the banknotes and fraud-detecting devices of the twenty-first century. Photographs and illustrations explore the remarkable diversity and detail of contemporary currency, while engaging text explores moneys utility and places it within a social context.
Download or read book Coins and Other Currency A Kid s Guide to Coin Collecting written by Tamra Orr and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Charlie brings a box of his grandpa’s old coins to school, his classmates want to learn all about collecting coins and other currency. Join them as they learn how the idea of money started and the strange things people used before they invented metal coins and paper bills. Find out how coins are made, what secrets can be found on a dollar bill, and how to start your own coin collection. Meanwhile, you’ll learn some fascinating facts about the history and culture of currency from countries all over the world. With this book, you’ll be well on your way to being a knowledgeable numismatist.
Download or read book Warman s Coins Paper Money written by Allen G. Berman and published by Warman's. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated reference guide for all types of currency found throughout history and around the world, with up-to-date pricing.
Download or read book A History of Money written by John F. Chown and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces monetary history: money as coin, the development of credit and banking, and inconvertible paper money.
Download or read book The Origins of Money written by Philip Grierson and published by London : Athlone Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Money written by Christine Desan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revisionist history of the development of the modern monetary system, Desan argues that money effectively creates economic activity rather than emerging from it. Her account demonstrates that money's design has been a project central to governance and formative to markets.
Download or read book The Coin World Beginner s Guide to Collecting Coins and Paper Money written by Coin World Editors and published by Signet Book. This book was released on 1990-03-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone interested in the popular and ever-growing pastime of coin collecting, this easy-to-understand introduction is must reading. Written by the editors of Coin World, it introduces the beginner to such basic knowledge as where to purchase coins and paper money, understanding the grading system, how to handle a coin collection and more.
Download or read book Fractional Money written by Neil Carothers and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinese Coins written by Liuliang Yu and published by LONG RIVER PRESS. This book was released on 2004 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated introductory guide to the history and use of coins and money in China
Download or read book The Coins of the Bible and Its Money Terms written by James Ross Snowden and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
