Colonial currency.

[piece-itpete]

Check this out:



'Tis death to counterfit? Did they execute them?

Other side:



Pete

[bobabode]

No doubt the Crown would've hung a counterfeiter. Is that yours? That's a cool bit of Maryland history!

[Boreas]

If you look closely you can see the Great Seal of the State of Maryland on that bill so I don't think it's strictly speaking a "colonial" bill but a state currency note. As I recall, the states issued their own currency during the period of the Articles of Confederation.

OOPS! That's what I get for going off half cocked. That's the Maryland Seal alright but it's dated 1774 so colonial it is!

John

[bobabode]

I thought that the dollar was an invention of the Continental Congress once the revolution had started. Learnt sumpthin' new today, thanks Pete. I'll give you a whole dollar for it!

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bobabode

I thought that the dollar was an invention of the Continental Congress once the revolution had started. Learnt sumpthin' new today, thanks Pete. I'll give you a whole dollar for it!

Me too. That's partly why I assumed it was post-colonial.

John

[merrylander]

Speaking of dollars I see by the WaPo I just got another raise.

[piece-itpete]

Congrats Rob

Not mine sadly. I stumbled across it at a not ebay auction site.

I see you could exchange it for gold or silver - in London.

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Speaking of dollars I see by the WaPo I just got another raise.

Hey, Rob, I missed that. Can't find id either. Do we get a COLA this year? What percent?

John

[merrylander]

I got 2% beginning of the year, and now with $1 CDN = $1.02US we are doing just fine.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

I got 2% beginning of the year, and now with $1 CDN = $1.02US we are doing just fine.

Oh, so you owe your raise to the Loonie?

John