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Re: Colonial Currency - Delmarva?
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Tom Apple <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:48:19 -0330
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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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