On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 15:12:57 -0800, Jacque-Lynne Schulman wrote
> I have forwarded this to VA History List since ESVA meets Maryland's
> Eastern Shore
>>>>. We have a replica of colonial Maryland currency. Would it be
appropriate to display Delaware, Pennsylvania, and/or New Jersey
currency as well? Would all of these bills have been legal tender and
circulating in this area at the time? <<<
Actually it would be almost more appropriate to use replicas of Spanish and
Dutch coin, especially the Spanish 2 reale/pistareen. The two reale was one
of the most circulated coins in Colonial America and Spanish currency became
the basis for United States coinage. Spanish coins remained in circulation
well into the 19th century.
Regards,
Tom A.
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