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unusual facts about US coins



Trader's Currency Token of the Colony of Connecticut

These tokens are of historic interest to collectors of British Empire and Commonwealth coins, and are also of interest to collectors of US coins.


see also

Shilling

Due to ongoing shortages of US coins in some regions, shillings continued to circulate well into the 19th century, for example being mentioned as the standard monetary unit throughout the autobiography of Solomon Northup.