The discovery of gold in California led to an influx of people from all over the world. While gold was abundant, gold coins were scarce. Learn what was done to facilitate commerce and barter and provide money to an economy that had essentially subsisted on barter. James W. Hunt is the former director of education for the California State Numismatic Association and member of the California state quarter selection committee.

Speaker(s): James Hunt.

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California's Gold Rush Era Money(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l99RUujwCoo)
California's Gold Rush Era Money(https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/557324)