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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1044777, member: 9204&quot;]I do not doubt that these did circulate in colonial/early Federal America. But I feel that I must question your interpretation of the archaeological evidence. A find of a single coindoes NOT necessarily mean that the type circulated there in any number. If a dozen or so were found, then it is most likely they did. A single coin could easily be a random piece that worked its way to the colonies, not representative of the general pattern of circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>To frame it in another light: imagine a British merchant in China, circa 1820. He carries back a Chinese cash coin as a souvenir, later losing it. When that coin is found in excavations, it obviously does not mean that cash circulated in England![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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