Robert explained how much simpler it was to pay money for things than to exchange them as the people were doing in the market. Later on the soldier gave the coins to his captain, who, later still, showed them to Pharaoh, who of course kept them and was much struck with the idea. That was really how coins first came to be used in Egypt. You will not believe this, I daresay, but really, if you believe the rest of the story, I don't see why you shouldn't believe this as well. . E. Nesbit
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One day, a group of brothers and sisters visited the market and exchanged things with the people there. The transaction was done without the use of money. At the end of the day they returned to their house, where they received a special gift from their father: three copper coins. The children wondered how they could exchange such objects for food and other necessities.

Suddenly, one of them remembered how he had seen his father’s servant paying for goods with a bit of metal. His parents took him to see Pharaoh, who was intrigued by what he saw and realized that if people were exchanging goods without using money, it would be possible to use money as well. He kept the coins and asked the boy what he thought of them.

Source: The Story Of The Amulet

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