@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 2 months agoBundle of iron 'Kissi pennies' (currency) from modern-day Sierra Leone, 19th century ADimagemessage-square4arrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1imageBundle of iron 'Kissi pennies' (currency) from modern-day Sierra Leone, 19th century AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square4
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish6•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.