Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The New Rare Coin Book: A Comprehensive Work on Numismatics, Coin Premiums, Numismatists, Coin Collecting
The ancient shell money is found in almost every mound. The coins were made from small spiral shells, the fresh water clam and even the conch shell. Some of these were as large as two and a half inches in diameter.
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