Precious metals and prized stories tend to last. Each is a medium of exchange, a means of transferring value from one person to another. The point is, that mythic stories carry wisdom and guidance down from the ancients. These great tales are just waiting to be rediscovered. The parallels between coins and stories offer a clue to the visual nature of the rediscovery of soul.
Coins usually bear images while stories are full of symbolic imagery.
Every scene in a myth is a collection of images that we can study for spiritual significance. The woman sweeping to find the lost treasure reminds us of all the reading and searching that goes into reconnecting with the sacred in daily life. When she finds the coin, she calls in her friends to rejoice. Joseph Campbell was occasionally asked about his own devotional practices. People wanted to know if he prayed or meditated or followed some other tradition.