Call a spade a spade (or a coin) | National Museum of American History
Money in many people's minds will make them think of two things: dollars and cents, or bills and coins. When people seek to buy something, they use those bills and coins to equate to a certain amount of something valuable—five dollars, 20 dollars, or four dollars and 45 cents (the price of a tall Pumpkin Spice Latte, hello fall!). But what if that value was represented by something else, by something that looks like an everyday tool—like a phone, a pen, or a calculator? Ladies and gentlem...| americanhistory.si.edu
