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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 8076086, member: 75482"]Imagine an economy where the only unit of currency is the cent. The center hole enabled the coins to strung in more useful numbers but substantial transactions are known to have required carts to haul the payment. Hoards like this and larger - sometimes much larger - are common in China, less so in Japan. In China, large hoards are almost always found in tombs. Who says you can't take it with you?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 8076086, member: 75482"]Imagine an economy where the only unit of currency is the cent. The center hole enabled the coins to strung in more useful numbers but substantial transactions are known to have required carts to haul the payment. Hoards like this and larger - sometimes much larger - are common in China, less so in Japan. In China, large hoards are almost always found in tombs. Who says you can't take it with you?[/QUOTE]
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