Money and Banking in St. Louis

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Business & Finance, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture, Virtual

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
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Event Details

In 1764, St. Louis used pelts as currency; in 2024, St. Louis is using digital currency.

This talk will cover the history of money in St. Louis, including the days when money was printed by railroads and mining companies and the State of Missouri (which printed Confederate currency). And the talk will cover the history of banking in St. Louis, including the bank that was created for the 1904 World's Fair.

We have two money museums in St. Louis, and we live in the only state that has 2 Federal Reserve Banks. As for coins, we will cover trade tokens, wooden currency, and sales tax tokens. And the talk will cover bitcoin, which is being mined here in St. Louis.

fifty dollar bank note

Recommended reading from the Library: Money and Banking

The presenter is Doug Schneider, author, St. Louis walking tour guide, Scottish country dancer, fan of architecture, Route 66 enthusiast, who graduated from Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities, with a Bachelor's in History; and from the University of London with a Master's in Linguistics.

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