# Did bartering really precede money? Is it really as clearcut as all that?

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**Created:** [October 15, 2015, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bartering-really-precede-money-is-it-really-as-clearcut-as-all-that/734714 "2015-10-15T10:49:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrQwertyasd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bartering-really-precede-money-is-it-really-as-clearcut-as-all-that/734714/37 "2015-10-15T16:45:03Z")

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Also, being an outlier isn’t proof of being wrong.

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