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When the use of coin had once been discovered, out of the barter of necessary articles arose the other art of money-making, namely, retail trade; which was at first probably a simple matter, but became more complicated as soon as men learned by experience whence and by what exchanges the greatest profit might be made.
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Beckner, M. (2014). Proposals and Contracts. In: The Coder's Path to Wealth and Independence. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0421-4_8
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