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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2087213, member: 69760&quot;]It seems there are a number of mints that produced 8 Reales / Spanish milled dollars, which makes sense, given Spain&#039;s economic position at the time. However, I&#039;m wondering if there are specific mint cities that circulated to and in the American colonies (at and around the time of the American Revolutionary War). Is it limited to Spain, or were coins in Mexico and South America also used in the colonies (or any and all)? I think this would have a lot to do with where established trade routes were at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I acknowledge that these 8 Reales coins were divided up into eighths (hence the term, &quot;pieces of eight&quot;) due to limits on coinage in the colonies and ease of commerce, so perhaps whole dollars weren&#039;t used but it&#039;s still the same mint city. Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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