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The Value of Money celebrates the power of using monetary objects to explore history. This richly illustrated book features over 175 objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's National Numismatic Collection. With objects from every inhabited continent, spanning more than 2,600 years, this book showcases the National Numismatic Collection's unique strengths, including the geographic and chronological diversity of the collection and the stunning rarities it contains. The companion volume to a major exhibition of the same name, this book examines the origins of money, new monetary technologies, the political and cultural messages money conveys, numismatic art and design, and the practice of collecting money. The Value of Money connects American history to global histories of exchange, cultural interaction and expression, political change, and innovation.Product Identifiers
PublisherSmithsonian Books
ISBN-139781935623809
eBay Product ID (ePID)225728009
Product Key Features
Number of Pages172 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Value of Money
Publication Year2015
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorEllen R. Feingold
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height261 mm
Item Weight748 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorEllen R. Feingold