The History of Money
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The History of Coins
People began to use coins all over the world. Coins had many different kinds of pictures stamped into them. Some coins had animals, while others showed common things such as tools or plants. The first person to have his face on a coin was Alexander the great more than two thousand years ago. Even though coins were so popular, it was not easy to carry a lot of coins a far distance. They were too heavy. So chinese started using paper money instead. This new paper money was easier to carry for long distances.
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