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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 1672708, member: 20201&quot;]I got to thinking about old copper coins that circulated around the time of the US Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.</p><p>I wondered what you could buy for a US half or large cent that circulated at the time or British Halfpennies or Canadian halfpenny tokens.</p><p>What sort of things were for sale in the general merchant stores and markets at the time. These coins certainly saw some heavy crirculation and I would guess most everyone had a little coin bag or purse to hold them.</p><p>Rarity set aside for certain coins, I wonder if the average prices for what these are worth today in lower but acceptable circulated condition, is almost equal to what they could buy in those times. For example if you paid $15.00 for a coin like this large cent below, would it have about the same purchasing power today as it had back when it was new?</p><p>[ATTACH]249067.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>How much was a loaf of bread in 1800? A pound of tea? A dozen eggs? A glass of ale? A night in the hotel? A days pay?</p><p>Thinking about a world of electronic currency, I have no problem with keeping copper, nickel, silver and gold in my purse. Seems like it has held it&#039;s own against inflation over time. </p><p>If the world goes cashless, I think we&#039;ve all gone broke.</p><p>Hope my thoughts have not been boring.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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