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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 3261693, member: 46237&quot;]Aside from the trade dollar, I would also note that the coinage act of 1857 effectively demonetized foreign coins as being legal tender in the US. While not US <i>issued</i> coins, they were legal tender and served as US coinage while the mint ramped up to meet the demands of commerce.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wasn&#039;t specifically talking about US coins though, since we were defining coins in general. The US is unusual in not demonetizing our coinage (above exceptions noted). Most countries do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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