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TIL there was so few currency in circulation in Colonial America that they resorted to cutting up Spanish silver coins into eight pieces to create smaller denominations, these "Pieces of Eight" we... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL there was so few currency in circulation in Colonial America that they resorted to cutting up Spanish silver coins into eight pieces to create smaller denominations, these "Pieces of Eight" were Legal Tender in the USA until 1857

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