By the way, though I agree with your sentiment re history of money, his allusion to the progression of economies from barter to coinage to credit was really jus

By the way, though I agree with your sentiment re history of money, his allusion to the progression of economies from barter to coinage to credit was really just an aside and not relevant to any other part of the article. I did read the rest of the piece and found it very informative and enlightening, I highly recommend reading it, especially if you are interested in the nature of money.