Long ago, people didn’t have paper money or credit cards, they used coins to buy things. The first coins were made from shiny metal like gold and silver because they were easy to carry and lasted a long time. People in Lydia, an ancient kingdom, probably created the very first coins around 600 BCE. They stamped them with symbols so others would know what kind of coin it was. This made trading easier, no more arguing about whether something was worth a bunch of shiny rocks!
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- A child exchanges two shiny coins to buy candy from the store.
- Grandma uses a coin purse filled with silver coins to pay for groceries.
- A farmer gives his cow in exchange for a few coins.
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See also
- How Did the Pyramids Stay Standing for Thousands of Years?
- Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
- How Does the Ancient Roman Calendar Work?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Without Numbers?
- How Do We Know What People Thought Long Ago?
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