When we picture the history of money, many imagine barter leading naturally to coins, then paper bills, then cards and digital balances. But new research led by University at Albany Anthropology ...

Money is one of humanity’s greatest inventions — but it doesn’t have to be paper, gold, or digital numbers on a screen. Throughout history, people have assigned value to everything from enormous stone ...

Ancient coins attract collectors because they offer a direct connection to history, but the market comes with serious risks. Authenticity, condition, rarity, pricing, and speculation all make coin ...

Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams’s “The History of Money” is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently ...