Well we all think about coins as something that we exchange for goods or services. How often do you actually look at one, turn it over in your hands and wonder at the design it has taken on?
The Inconvenience of Shells
Nowadays things are very different. We have countless different currencies and denominations and exchange rates are all the rage. You can’t help thinking that things would have been a lot simpler back in ancient times when all we had to worry about were cowry shells.