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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 2035827, member: 72790&quot;]Thanks, Conder. I discovered this by accident when my work as a docent at a historical Revolutionary War tavern had me show visitors the price list of food and beverages the tavern offered circa 1770. The lists also had the typical wages of the day so customers could see what the food and drink cost as a percentage of the daily wage. I noticed pretty quickly that both the wages and prices seemed a bit high compared to the same figures from Britain. Only then did I discover that the shilling was the inflated NJ shilling, not the shilling sterling of Britain. This tavern was on the main north south highway of NJ close to the Delaware river and Philadelphia so I imagine the tavern keeper must have had a very difficult time reckoning bills and that did not get any better if the patron offered to pay in paper currency, another matter of considerable concern.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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