“`html A Goldsmith in the Age of a New Nation In the turbulent years following the American Revolution, the young United States had no federal mint, no standardized currency, and no reliable system for producing gold coinage. Into this vacuum stepped a handful of skilled craftsmen and entrepreneurs who took it upon themselves to fill […]
“`html A Currency Born of Necessity Long before the United States Mint struck its first coin, commerce in colonial America ran on foreign silver. British pounds were perpetually scarce, and the mother country had little interest in flooding its colonies with hard money. Into that vacuum stepped the Spanish milled dollar — the eight-reales coin […]
I Just Watched “The History of Money” and Here’s What Blew My Mind You ever think about how many different ways we’ve exchanged value over the years? Honestly, I didn’t think much of it until I stumbled across the video “The History of Money: Explained” on YouTube. I hit play, and wow, I found myself […]
