Art Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Just read an interesting article in the Numismatist titled "Money of the Gods" by Robert D. Leonard, Jr. The article talks all about the use of cacao as money from the Mayan and Aztec times until the 1940s and perhaps even later. One thing from the article that I had never heard before and found very interesting was that cacao beans were so valuable that they were actually counterfeited. "In 1535 Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes described how the heart of the bean, containing the nibs, was cleaned out through a tiny hole and the hollow shell packed with earth." Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 I had heard of cacao being used as money, but the beans being counterfeited ??? Holy ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbvenman Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory....That's all I have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Interesting, definately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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