Reach into your pocket. Look in your wallet. What you will find is one of the oldest inventions known to mankind, currency. Currency provides an historical overview of the monetary system, which began thousands of years ago with the bartering system, its evolution to metal coins in the 600s B.C., and the new currencies of modern day. The book includes a discussion on the concept of currency, its developers, the role of currency in daily life, and its continuing development. Book jacket.
