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Why did the Ming and Qing Dynasties choose silver as the currency of circulation?
First of all, gold and silver are scarce and are not easy to wear and rust, that is to say, chemical reactions are not easy to occur and easy to be separated and exchanged; Then, since ancient times, the preservation, appreciation and preciousness of gold and silver jewelry have been generally accepted by the public, so in feudal society, gold and silver, and even copper coins before, were all circulated as money;