15 Crazy Things You Didn’t Know About Your Money

At one point, the only way you could tell a coin’s value was by its size

Early silver coins didn’t even have denominations marked on them and were all identical — except for their size. So, the only way you would know how much they were worth was by their size. It wasn’t until 1804 that quarters started bearing “25c” on them to show how much they were worth.

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