prices of foreign silver coins in the new york(1856~1862)

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  1. moonjosh

    moonjosh New Member

    Mexican Dollar(8 reales) (official silver value 101.5 cents,legal tender for a dollar until 1857)
    Mar 25 1856:1.06 1/2 dollars
    Jun 16.1858:1.05 dollars
    Jan 26.1859:1.06 dollars
    Aug 10.1859:1.06 dollars
    Jan 5 1860:1.06 dollars
    Mar 15 1860:1.06 dollars
    May 24 1860:1.08 dollars
    Sep 8 1862:1.18 dollars

    French 5 Franc(official silver value 93 cents,the weight is as same as the dollar amount of junk Dime~Halves)
    Not as much as the spanish,mexican coins but commonly used until 1857
    Mar 25 1856:98 cents
    Jun 16 1858:97 cents
    Aug 10.1869:97.5 cents
    Jan 26.1859:98 cents
    Jan 5.1860:98 cents
    Mar 15 1860:98 cents
    May 24 1860:98 cents
    Sep 8 1862:105 cents

    Austrian Thaler
    Mar 25 1856:72 cents
    Jun 16 1858:71 cents
    Jan 26.1859:71 cents
    Aug 10.1859:71 cents
    Mat 15 1860:71 cents
    May 23 1860:71 cents

    Netherlands Guilder
    Mar 25 1856:41.5 cents
    Jun 16 1858:40 cents
    Jan 26.1859:40 cents
    Aug 10.1859:40 cents
    Jan 5 1860:40 cents
    May 23.1860:40 cents

    US Silver Dollar
    rarely used,mexican and spanish dollars were used instead
    Jun 16 1858:1.08 dollars
    Jan 26.1859:1.08 dollars
    Aug 10.1859:1.08 dollars
    Jan 5.1860:1.08 dollars
    Mar 15 1860:1.08 dollars
    May 23 1860:1.08 dollars
    Jul 12 1862:1.09 dollars
    Sep 8 1862:1.14 dollars

    Pre 1853 Halves
    Mar 25 1856:52.5 cents
    Jun 16 1858:52 cents
    Jan 26 1859:52.5 cents
    Aug 10.1859:52 cents
    Jan 5 1860:51 3/4 cents
    Mar 15 1860:51 3/4 cents
    May 23 1860:51 3/4 cents


    Pre 1853 Quarters
    Mar 25 1856:25 5/8 cents
    Jun 16 1858:25.5 cents
    Jan 26 1859:25 5/8 cents
    Aug 10 1859:25.5 cents
    Jan 5 1860:25.5 cents
    Mar 15 1860:25.5 cents
    May 24 1860:25.5 cents

    Spanish Quarter(2reales)(legal tender for 25 cents until 1857)
    Jun 16.1858:23 cents
    Jan 26 1859:23 cents
    Aug 10.1859:23 cents
    Jan 5 1860:23 cents
    Mar 15 1860:23 cents
    May 24 1860:23 cents


    Pre 1853 dime

    Mar 25 1856:10.35 cents

    Pre 1853 half dime

    Mar 25 1856:5.175 cents

    The heavier pre 1853 old Half dollars and Quarters were still in premium until the early 60s
    And the high price in the 1862 is because of the civil war inflation.
    At November 1863 the silver was in 46% premium but im not sure it means the silver dollar
    or post 1853 halves~half dimes. In the confederate states the premium of silver was even higher.
    the pre 1853 dime and half dime had less premium because they were mostly worned.
     
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