Value of Money

Bridge Money, China, 5th-3rd century BCE

5th - 3rd century BCE

certified proof

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Chih Ta T'ung Pao, China, 1308-1312

1308 - 1312

Chris Janczewski's laptop, United States, about 2022

Internal Revenue Service · 2021 - 2023

Columbian Exposition medal, United States, 1892 - 1893

United States Mint · 1892 - 1893

Commemorative Coin, Japan, 1573 - 1592

1573 - 1592

Cowrie Shell

n.d.

Cowrie Shell, Asia, n.d.

n.d.

Cowrie Shell, Uganda, Africa

n.d.

Cuneiform Tablet

2112 - 2004 BCE

Cuneiform Tablet

2112 - 2004 BCE

Cuneiform Tablet

ca 2004 - 1900 BCE

Diners Club Credit Card -- Expires April 30, 1956 (Specimen)

Diner's Club of America · 1956

Diners Club Credit Card -- Expires December 31, 1952 (Sample)

Diner's Club of America · 1952

Diners Club Credit Card -- Expires January 31, 1958 (Specimen)

Diner's Club of America · 1958

Double Stater, Macedon, 336 - 323 BCE

336 - 323 BCE

Dragon Head Bridge Money, China, 5th-3rd century BCE

5th - 3rd century BCE

food coupons

U.S. Bank Note Company · 1980 B

Gold Earrings, Mexico, 20th century

20th century

Gold Ingot, Mexico, n.d.

n.d.

Gold Nugget, California, United States, 19th century

19th century

Gold Nugget, California, United States, 19th century

19th century

Hollow-Handle Spade, China, 400 BCE

400 BCE

I Take the Responsibility, Hard Times Token, United States, 1830s

1830s

Illustrious Predecessor, Hard Times Token, United States, 1837

1837

Illustrious Predecessor, Hard Times Token, United States, 1937

1837

Iron Nail, United States, 17-18th century

ca 17th - 18th century

Iron Nail, United States, ca 1700s

ca 1700s

K'ai Yuan, China, 618-626

618 - 627

Kissi Penny

20th century

Kissi Penny

Kuan, China, 1368-99

1368-99 A.D.

Louis XIV medal, France, 1674

Louis XIV King of France · 1674

Manilla, West Africa, 19th Century

19th century

Mastercharge Credit Card, United States, 1978

MasterCard Worldwide · 1978

Ming Knife Money, China, 5th-1st century BCE

5th - 1st century BCE

Modified Coin Bracelet, 20th century

20th century

Modified Coin Bracelet, United States, 20th century

20th century

Motherhood medal, United States, 1909

Brenner, Victor David · 1909

Oak Tree 3 Pence, Massachusetts, 1652

1652

Pismo Beach, California, 1 Dollar, 1933 (clamshell)

Restwell Cabins · 1933

Punchmarked Silver, India, 5th Century BCE

5th century BCE

Qi (Ch'i) Knife, China, 7th-3rd Century BCE

7th - 3rd century BCE

Rai Stone, Yap, 20th century

20th century

Ring Money, Egypt, about 15th century BCE

15th century BCE

Sample American Express Credit Card, United States, 1963

American Express Company · 1963

Scale, United States, 19th century

19th century

Sears Credit Card, United States, mid 20th century

unknown · mid 20th century

Shield, Akan Gold Weight, Ghana, 19th century

19th century

Shun Chih T'ung Pao, China, 1644-1662

1644 - 1662

Shun Chih T'ung Pao, China, 1644-1662

1644 - 1662

Spade Money, Chines, 400 BCE

400 BCE

Square Foot Spade Money

340 - 250 BCE

Square Reader, United States, 2012

Apple Computer, Inc. · 2012-02

Sycee, China, 19th Century

19th century

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Medal, 1905

Tiffany & Company · 1905

Theodore Roosevelt Plaque, United States, early 20th century

Morgan, George T. · early 20th century

Tiger Tongue Money, Laos, 19th Century

19th century

United States Coin Necklace, United States, 20th Century

Webb, David · ca 1914

United States Coin Pin, United States, New York, 20th century

Webb, David · 20th century

University of Wisconsin, United States, 1904

Brenner, Victor David · 1904

VeriFone Credit Card Reader, Australia, late 1990s

VeriFone · late 1990s

Wampum

n.d.

Wampum

Washington Shopping Plate Associates, Charga-Plate, United States, 1960s

1960s

Wu Zhu, Western Han, China, ca 75 BCE

ca 75 BCE

Xiqui Handaxe, Mexico, 13th - 15th century

13th - 15th century

Yuan Feng T'ung Pao, China, 1078-1086

1078 - 1086

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