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peaceandlove
11-30-2009, 03:26 AM
An interesting and educational piece.

WOW, 1/2 cent used to buy enough food for one person for one meal.

SEE a coin worth 6 Million!

And why 2 bits equals a quarter.

AMERICAN NUMISMATICS CONVENTION

VIDEO: http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/the_first_american_coins/swf/video.swf
TheObserver
11-30-2009, 03:41 AM
Why 2 bits equals a quarter.

I'm an economics flunkie (which is why i rarely comment on your threads) but i know this one before watching the video, it's from the old "pieces of eight".