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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 24587116, member: 102103&quot;]I think copper coinage was not legal tender in that era.&nbsp; It was issued for convenience for making change, but debts had to be paid in silver or gold.&nbsp; Places like taverns could accumulate huge surpluses of copper coins, but have a lot of trouble converting them to silver at par.</p><p><br /></p><p>Counterfeiting was also a huge problem in that era.&nbsp; Full-weight copper coins were very heavy and unpopular.&nbsp; But anti-counterfeiting technology was very limited until Bolton&#039;s machine-minted coinage.&nbsp; So underweight copper coins just increased the potential profits for counterfeiters.&nbsp; I think the mint didn&#039;t have a lot of great options until changes in the law and technology made practical the issuance of larger-denomination copper coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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