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Show THE CARLIEST AMERICAN COINAOt. Ilia lammis ll siey Anrrseils sm. (inni, Mn.Vi-1 Halls sn.1 Tnkarrn, The rnrllest -oliingo fur AtiMn-n wa Hint inatlo In KlSfur thn Virginia rtnn lauiy nt tlio Sourer llniids, now iilleil Ui rmn ba TIm rwln wna of bniv, with tbe Itrcnd, ".SniiKin IUAlld,, and ft'hoggo'nn nno elilp. In neniorynf tho nbiintbuico of lifvcv wKleh were found on their llrst binding Till wna tho fainon. hog money " Tlio cnrhest rolonlal coinage wm In Mn.sMiehu.ett In 1CSI, n "mint liowso" U lug ctnblltlied nt lloilnn, nnd Ihe "quolnee" b'hig ft ahllllng, ahpenco and thtyjponny piece. Iteforo thl. Ihe currency of Ihorolonlsta wa. h very mlxctl one. Musket luills ptueetl for ehnngeat nfarlhlngnpW-c, and were ti-pil tender for .tun under A alillllng Tolmeevniid toliaeco rccelpta vcre legjl Icndirgcomnfid bonu tind'eol fLsh were also employed Wnmptim, lioneer, dai Iho couimunet currency of all It wn the ahell Ixvid money of Ihe Indians nnd waaaoon accepted by the colonist n n coincident token Tliero uero tun kind nf nainKiiii wamimineng, which wis wlilia anl niHile from the com h of tho ix-rlu Inklo nnd stickanlHs-U, which wn dark pur pie nnd luniki from tho hard tliell clam Tho purple wn worth twlco nsmurli n the while Tim thell wm broken In piece, rubbed .inmtli on n stone till Aloiit the tlilrknea of r plpesteln, then pleiceil with n dr.ll nnd strung Into nctkl icea, 1 rnceht nntl lieltt The I.ugluh, I'micli nn 1 Dutch ir' tlcnnll used watiitmui, tho 11I1111 be-In be-In Hint In 1C10 at six IwiiU for a Iicntir Tliealrlnirtwerecalltl fathoms. and varied In vnlne fron flic to ten shilling Miilliunnty liu pli)cdUito an liiiortiirit lirt In Hit world a coin imr-j. Tho smnll Innl shi-ll kntinn as tho cowrjrlatlill luvl In India, tho Inill, 111 blinds nnd Africa hi the pUi'j of aulisldttrjr coin In 1831 nipro linn 1 OAntonsof theso ilielU werf lioiighl from ImllatnUirr pool, to lie Vxiurtcd to Ihe vtusl of Afrlcn InicxUiangit fur tstltti oil In Ilcngal they; aro worlli M.OW lo the niiee (fort)yilxceuts) orntouteesiiity to the citrt. 1 Tlio cowry It n (mien pod iuoIIiikK, la Iratlllfillly luurkil nnd Ii art rti r rj,- on n tough grata string for com cnlitif! of I rnnsportatlon Tlie'llr)tilli Cohimbhi lii.ll.uis atlll UMsnvart.tr ownuiaiui 1111 lo uf lit-Iqua lit-Iqua Alirllt, ' Thesothny siring up nnd uo na nn oniami ntit bonkr to dn .s.-, tlulrciirn-iiiy V11I110 Ulng one string for n Unrer'aaltln IKiklng bark to the pre wampum tl.irr. It U 1,-ametl lint of the aliorlglnal money nf (lw AnicrlcAii continent tho luounda In and adjoining the inlley of the MMwIppI hate ipMmiil sjnil men ot llgidic'co-l, liono, ttrm cottn, nilc-A,' iHiul, itnrmlliii. 1 lialn-douy. agate, Jisjier, odd, tllur, cop-r, leail nnd Iron, vhlrli wera foelilonnl Into fonn evincing i-oiialdernblo skill mid nrt Arvordlnffta l'rwcott, tho money if llwAlt.t.s i.hI lUtiielema bit kin cons&lixl of ijllilU nllcdHltIigoldilust Anil Ui of chocolale grains, Clmco-L1I0 Clmco-L1I0 Is (till tuod In lira Interior ol South America for tho anuiu purr-, a nru coctwimt and ccg. Han frauclsco Chronicle. |