Extra Credit Coinage
Extra credit will come in simulated money form. If you wish to enrich yourself, you must participate in class discussions.
The US Dollar is a basic monetary unit for the world. Below is the "Pillar Dollar." If there was a world monetary unit of exchange from the 16th to the 19th centuries, it was this coin. English mercantilist policy kept the British North American colonies from ever having enough coinage, leading to the use of the most common coins in the New World--Spanish. Collect them, and other coinage, for your benefit. Any coins will be redeemable for extra credit at the end of each Semester.
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The Values: Large Coins (ie, Spanish Dollar, and other Dollar Coins)=1 Point Smaller Coins and Paper=Half of a Point |
The Money Colonial Coins and Paper (From Many Countries) United States Coinage and Paper |
What has been the value of money in the past? What would a dollar be worth in days gone by? Click the calculator below to find out.
John Townsend Explains Colonial Money!
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Colonial Coinage
Other Coinage
As we move through the rest of the year, and past the Colonial Era, our extra credit coins will change. Here is what to look for:
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Quarter Dollar
Today, various types, including States, etc.
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THE PENNY, NICKEL, & DIME
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