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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1884786, member: 38849&quot;]The Salem trials took place 1692-1693.&nbsp; Open up your Redbook and look at the colonial section, keeping in mind that coins from one colony did not readily circulate in another, due to difficulty of travel and suspicion of counterfeits, and the true amount of precious metal content, if any.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess would be that barter was far more prevalent than &quot;coin&quot; transactions.&nbsp; The Redbook notes that the primary series listed (Willow Tree, Oak Tree, and Pine Tree) &quot;...were abandoned in 1682...a proposal to renew coinage in 1686 was rejected by the General Court...&quot;&nbsp; Whether this meant there were sufficient English coins available to support commerce, I don&#039;t know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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