The chemistry of money /
"Did you know that some societies once used giant rocks for money? Why do some coins have holes in them? Will plastic soon replace paper currency? The history of money closely parallels the history of chemistry, with advances in material science leading to advances in our physical currency. Fro...
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- The history of money
- The rise of coins
- The changing face of our coins
- Corrosion (and related matters)
- Paper money
- Counterfeiting
- The future of money.