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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Omegaraptor, post: 8356902, member: 76105&quot;]Shells have been used as money by many worldwide cultures before and even after European arrival. The use of cowrie shells as money in West Africa is a notable example, but wampum (another type of shell money) was initially used by Indians in North America but was also recognized as money by the colonists in the 1600s, mainly for use in Indian trade. The Red Book actually discusses wampum as money in the section on Massachusetts silver, I believe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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