Citizens of the U.S. exchanged goods and services through the barter system before the first coinage act in the United States. No coins were available at this time except for various foreign coins ...

Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 (State Coinage) does not allow the states to “coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; [or] make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts. . . .” ...

No State shall...coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.... The prohibition on the states to create any form of money signaled the ...

Coin weights were the pocket-sized guardians of fair trade. Before modern banking, coin weights ensured fair transactions and ...

Athens' oldest coins were created from silver originating around the world, a study suggests, revealing an unknown ancient ...

The treasure trove of coinage from 600 BC to post-independence of India has been researched, documented and compiled into the book by author and archaeologist Manish Verma. The book includes ...