PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBundle of iron 'Kissi pennies' (currency) from modern-day Sierra Leone, 19th century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1imageBundle of iron 'Kissi pennies' (currency) from modern-day Sierra Leone, 19th century ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoNot quite, probably. Nails were used as currency mostly in the colonial Americas, I think, because smiths and iron were in short supply, and mostly imported from Europe - hence taking on a much greater value. Don’t quote me on that though.
Not quite, probably. Nails were used as currency mostly in the colonial Americas, I think, because smiths and iron were in short supply, and mostly imported from Europe - hence taking on a much greater value. Don’t quote me on that though.