The Story of Our Money System

story of monetary systems past and present.
woman and child get change in a grocery store. Man counting change from cash register. Ancient Greeks barter sacks for sheep. useful animals as a medium of exchange. oxen. exchanging bundles of salt for a metal blade. CU of hands with a metal coin. CU of Greek coin in hand. scale with silver block on one end. colonists bartering tobacco with Indians. coins in to fingers. paper promises to be used as money. map of colonies. (different kinds of money in the colonies) colonist inspects tobacco leaves
1792 Unified money system. money making machines.
CU different coins. US money system. coin making machine. new coins pour out. new dollar bills on large sheets. recap of earlier shots. CU putting cash and coins in someone’s hand. woman takes bag of groceries away from counter.