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University of Exeter: Origins of Money and of Banking
After establishing what money is and the functions of money this essay details causes and development of money, primitive forms of money, invention of banking and coinage, Greek coinage, and more.
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Siteseen: American Historama: First Bank of the United States
Describes how Alexander Hamilton established the First Bank in 1791 to handle the massive Revolutionary war debt and to create a standard form of currency.