ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1949, is the original and key survey of the stages which preceded the use of coins as the medium of exchange, and of the objects that coins displaced, objects which for want of a better name are here called primitive money. It examines in detail the primitive monies of the world, monies from far in the distant past, and monies still in use today. It is the essential reference source on the many different objects used as currency.

chapter I|10 pages

Definitions

chapter II|9 pages

Pre-Currency Stages

chapter III|5 pages

Classification

chapter IV|20 pages

Cowries and Beads

chapter V|63 pages

Africa

chapter VI|79 pages

Oceania

chapter VII|84 pages

Asia

chapter VIII|21 pages

Europe

chapter IX|29 pages

America and The West Indies

chapter |2 pages

Summary