Many different metals have been used as money, including copper, iron, tin, gold, and silver. Metal money can be melted down and used for other purposes, which makes it an appealing form of payment.

These precious metals are valued for their scarcity, making them desirable materials for saving and trading. Gold and silver became the most widely used precious metals for coins in the ancient world ...

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Getty Images The US sugar industry was reliant on slave labour in the early 19th century. America's railroads also benefited from money earned through slave businesses. In the south, trains were ...

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Before the U.S. highway system, hundreds of thousands of short-term rentals served a growing class of American traveler.

PRINCE Andrew has raised enough funds to stay at Royal Lodge. It is understood the money — more than £3million a year — has ...