Money and its uses

Year Published: 1962

Description: Shows how money is used in place of the exchange of goods and services. Illustrates early use of snake skins, claws, and fishhooks for barter. Demonstrates by contrast how a pig can be traded for a horse on the farm, but cannot be traded for a dress in town. Traces a marked dollar bill given by a newsboy to a storekeeper as it passes through many hands until it is finally returned to the newsboy by a housewife.