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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3654250, member: 112&quot;]They did, but to a limited degree. Like all gold coins they were just too big of a denomination for common every day use by the average person. But for merchants, particularly in port cities and towns, yeah they were used. I suppose most are unaware of it but the Netherlands gold ducat was most widely circulated and readily accepted coin the world has ever known, much more so in Europe, Asia, and Africa than in the Americas.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=81093]@AussieCollector[/USER] , Roald may be able to speak a bit more about their circulation here in Colonial America as he has written and is currently writing articles specifically about the coins used in Colonial America.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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