If you were Roger Williams, circa 1636, and you were leaving Massachusetts for the wee little land of Rhode Island, what coins might you have in your pocket? This is a serious question, I'm doing some research and you guys and gals are the best!
If any coins at all it would most likely be English or Spanish, maybe Dutch. Coins were quite uncommon in the colonies however and they usually traded in furs, musket balls, and Indian "wampum" made from shells.
