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Why do people use gold to mint money?
Why did gold become the standard element for casting money in ancient times? Why not copper, platinum or argon?
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Archeology
Discover the world's oldest
Paul Croituru, 37, of Romania, and 13-year-old son, were lucky enough to discover 300 coins made of fake silver when using a metal detector on a plot near their home.
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The first cast coins
The first minted coins were cast in the 7th century BC in Asia Minor and in Greece, where some cities until then used metal ingots to make money. Small square pieces of…