From Seashells to Smart Cards: Money & Currency (Everyday Economics)

Open the pages of this book to get an inside look at money and currency. Find out how ancient peoples first used bartering instead of money, how people today keep their money safe, and what other forms of "money" people use besides bills or coins. This books also covers: who made the first paper money and when; how U.S. coins and paper money are made; how to check if a bill is fake and what measure the U.S. government has taken to reduce counterfeiting; and which European countries use the euro and why.Ernestine Giesecke is the author of 'From Seashells to Smart Cards: Money & Currency (Everyday Economics)', published 2002 under ISBN 9781588104915 and ISBN 1588104915.