Before money (coins and notes) people uses barter to trade goods. They also had forms of money too though. These included:
However shells was the most common. Cowrie Shells in China were probably the first form of money ever used.
bartering
Was it gold or did they just trade things for what they wanted.
Cattle, crops, salt, fur, lumber, shells, beads, jewels, tobacco, and spices!
they used quills
Before paper money was the invention of dollar coins that they used for their own type of money
Glass was used before film was invented.
precious metals:gold silver etc. also bartering, like a sheep for a cow etc
bartering
Was it gold or did they just trade things for what they wanted.
Cattle, crops, salt, fur, lumber, shells, beads, jewels, tobacco, and spices!
Bartering was used before money was invented. Bartering is the swopping of goods or services in exchange for something else. Money is great, but it didn't always exist. Back in the DAY (ancient times) before paper money and coins, people used some pretty crazy stuff to exchange for goods and services. "Making it rain" at the club was impossible, since throwing a cow on a girl would kill her. Here are some things that people really used for currency before the invention of money. COWS LARGE STONES GOLD CLAM SHELLS RICE FISH BEADS
Brains.
Boats.
candles
Before it was invented, it didn't exist. You can't use something that isn't there for anything.
Before it was invented, it didn't exist. You can't use something that isn't there for anything.
they was exchanging stuff and trading before money was invented