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Show Collects Curious Kinds of Money I snd weighing one grain. Biblical history his-tory Is represented by specimens of tbe "widow's mite" and the shekel. Llcorice-sosked tobacco, condensed milk, grass mats and salt are -nmng the curious types of the world's me diums of exchange which are I ml in led In one of the most ruinous collections of money In the world. t'nmiri.slng more than 4JUKKJ specimens, and cov erlng a period of fi.nml ytars. these treasures took Farren Kerhe. an Kng llsh numismatist. 40 veiirs to anther He sold them to an Amcrlr.-tti First In the collection Is s clay due hill used In liohylnn .".MNl yenrs ago Then there are the first coins ml riled, iiNnit Tint It. ", and the first piier money Issued hy the Chinese In A. D l.'iwi. A curious contrast Is that between a HI pound copiier sliih. two feet long anil one foot wide, once worth fly lit (Inters In Snellen, and n South Iniliitn gold coin no Imster Hum a idnlicud |
