In ancient history, shells were used as currency, its selection and workmanship were not completed by ordinary people, and it was not the shells that we commonly saw on the seashore, and the subject said that the poor at that time did not go to pick up shells to get rich, in fact, this idea was good, but it was not realistic! How can something that can be made casually be used as currency, otherwise it will lose its meaning of existence.
preface
In ancient times, the currency made of shells, we referred to as "shell coins", the production time in the Shang Dynasty, can also be said to be the "pre-Qin period", to the Qin Dynasty period shell coins also gradually withdrew from the historical stage, lost the value and role of money, because of its minting time is relatively early, we now see the shell coins, mostly excavated objects, the amount of existence is also very much, the collection value of about a few tens of dollars a piece.
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There are many types of shellfish coins, such as: cargo shells (also called tooth shells), date shells, Arvin shellfish " (also called large shells, tabby shells, etc.), shrew snails, ring shellfish, etc., these shellfish reproductive seas in the southeast and south coastal areas and other places.
In the eastern seashore of that period, there were many barbarians, and most of the people in the pre-Qin period lived in the inland, that is, now Shaanxi, Henan and other places, the distance between the two places is far, and the current communication and cognition is no way to compare, there are certain limitations, ordinary people at that time, simply do not know where the sea is, how to pick up shells!
These shells in the pick up, but also need to go through a variety of processes to polish and drill holes, etc., this made of shell coins, not only as currency, but also as ornaments, symbolizing a certain status, at that time in ancient times, this shell is not only rare, and the difficulty of obtaining is also very large, want to rely on shells to get rich, it is indeed more difficult.
epilogue
In ancient times, the feudal system was a common system, people were divided into three, six, nine, etc., at that time the poor were basically slavery, there was no human rights to speak of, let alone play everywhere, the master would give him a fixed job tomorrow, their thinking was relatively simple, not to the present everyone is equal, as long as they work hard enough, they can live a good life.
Therefore, life is to rely on oneself step by step, step by step, out of the way!
Shell coin is also a manifestation of the civilization of a period, with certain collection value and historical value.
Collecting is a cultural and artistic heritage!
Rational collection, do not go up...