title: DK Eyewitness Books: Money: Discover the Fascinating Story of Money from Silver Ingots to Smart Cards
author:  Joe Cribb 
description: <b>Joe Cribb</b> is a celebrated numismatist who specializes in Asian coinage. He authored the first English-language catalog on Chinese silver ingots and is an expert on coins of the Kushan Empire. From 2005 to 2009 he served as the president of the Royal Numismatic Society. Cribb worked in the Department of Coins and Medals of the British Museum from the early 1970s until his retirement in 2010. In 2009 he was awarded the Huntington Medal of the American Numismatic Society.
zlib_text: Eternities
  LitRPG Adventure 1: Blood Debt of the Wild Elf
  By Amanda Clover
  @amandasmut
  Cover Art by O. Tovkach aka TagoVanTor (Tumblr | Deviant Art)
   
  
  This book and all its contents are copyright 2018 by Amanda Clover. All
  rights are reserved and no portions may be reproduced unless for the use of
  brief quotations for review purposes.
   
  All characters appearing in this story are over the age of 18. This is a work
  of parody and any resemblance to real people or situations is coincidental.
  
  I
  The Gateway
   
  “Cash stick.” The drowsy-eyed man behind the counter motions with his fat
  fingers.
  Charlotte Granger slides her cash stick across the counter and the man slots
  the chip on the end of the stick into the reader. Her ID flashes on the grimy
  screen. Charlotte Granger. Age 19. Northern California Zone. He punches a
  few buttons and calls up her cash balance.
  “Max it?” He asks.
  She purses her lips and nods with barely-repressed excitement. Her heart is
  already racing, her body tingling with 