Currency

Currency is what people generally use to pay for goods and services. Currencies also often help establish a value for items and products. Good currencies are: valuable in of themselves, difficult to reproduce and prevalent, but not too abundant.

Trade Beads

It is believed that many stone age societies use beads carved from various beautiful and durable materials as a sort of trade currency. In the stone age buyer’s guide the value of an item will be displayed in “Beads”. Items of worth can also be exchanged for other items of a similar bead value, establishing a basis of value for trading. 

Trade Bead Value

A single trade bead can be exchanged for a serving of fruit or foraged food. 4-6 trade beads can be exchanged for a bit of hunted meat. 10-12 trade beads can be exchanged for an animal hide or set of horns or tusks. 20-30 trade beads can be exchanged for a tool or weapon.