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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1433605, member: 26302&quot;]I have bracelets, shells, axe heads, hoes, pretty beads, silver miniature canoes, all kinds of &quot;primitive money&quot;. Is a string of pretty beads &quot;real money&quot; or &quot;fiat money&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, but little chunks of a certain metal being the only &quot;real money&quot; is a cultural bias not shared with a lot fo the world. It was used around the world in the 19th/20th century only because of European domination. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like Doug said, money is what people accept as money. Its a culturally acceptable means of exchange designed to facilitate commerce.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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