Colonial Williamsburg Repro Spanish Milled Dollar Pieces Of Eight free shipping

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Colonial Williamsburg Reproduction/Replica Spanish Milled Dollar Pieces Of Eight:
Includes the leather bag, 3 reproduction coins cut in half (2 half dollars), fours (4 quarters) and eights (8 bits) and info card.
The coin is cast from an original Piece of Eight, in a lead free pewter that is about the same weight of an original.
Made by Cooperman Fife & Drum Co of Centerbrook, Connecticut, back in 1996 and are currently no longer produced.
New - coins are in sealed plastic (leather bag may have shelf wear). FREE SHIPPING!
Great for school, LARP, re-enactment groups and for replacing counters in board games.
These were made historically famous as the " Pieces of Eight" of Pirate fame.
Because England forbade early American colonies from minting their own coins, settlers had to make do with barter items and foreign coins.
The Spanish coin was the most often circulated of these coins. Edges were milled or had patterns set on the edges to keep less-than-honest traders from cheating customers. The milled dollar was highly respected internationally. Even though it was officially called a dollar, its value was by the weight of its metal content. One could divide or break one of the coins into pieces or bits, thus having smaller amounts to spend on goods or debts. Most often it was divided into eight pieces called bits, so comes the expression we’re familiar with, “2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar.”
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.  The set was safely stored away from dust/light when not in use.
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