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The currency of the American colonies, 1700–1764: a study in colonial finance and imperial relations. Dissertations in American economic history. New York: Arno Press, 1975. ISBN 0-405-07257-0. Ernst, Joseph Albert. Money and politics in America, 1755–1775: a study in the Currency act of 1764 and the political economy of revolution. Chapel ...
The numismatic history of the United States began with Colonial coins such as the pine tree shilling and paper money; most notably the foreign but widely accepted Spanish piece of eight, [1] ultimately descended from the Joachimsthaler and the direct ancestor of the U.S. Dollar. [1]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... This is a list of Continental currency banknotes, which were printed from 1775 through 1779 ...
5-sol French coin and silver coins – New France Spanish-American coins- unofficial; Playing cards – 1685-1760s, sometimes officially New France; 15 and a 30-deniers coin known as the mousquetaire – early 17th century New France
Confederate States of America currency (1 C, 2 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Historical currencies of the United States" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
The history of the United States dollar began with moves by the Founding Fathers of the United States of America to establish a national currency based on the Spanish silver dollar, which had been in use in the North American colonies of the Kingdom of Great Britain for over 100 years prior to the United States Declaration of Independence.
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The Continental Currency dollar coin (also known as Continental dollar coin, Fugio dollar, or Franklin dollar) was the first pattern coin struck for the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The coins, which were designed by Benjamin Franklin , were minted in 1776 and examples were made on pewter , brass , and silver planchets .