The First American Coins VIDEO

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/doc.../swf/video.swf

TheObserver · 11-30-2009, 03:41 AM

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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".

11-30-2009, 03:26 AM	#1
peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	The First American Coins VIDEO 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/doc.../swf/video.swf Last edited by peaceandlove; 11-30-2009 at 05:05 AM.