546 BCE. Gold had already been used as a currency for many years, but the first gold coins were struck in the sixth century BCE, kicked in the fifth century BCE, and mauled beyond recognition in the fourth. As time went on, social customs softened, and nowadays a newly minted coin is only given a withering stare. The first minted gold coins came from King Croesus, of the Lydians (a roaming band of tattooed ladies). King Croesus used his gold currency as a statement of wealth and power. He arranged six million coins into giant letters, spelling: "You're a dirty rascal".
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