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United States. Banknote for "Twelve and a Half Cents" = $ 1⁄8, Alabama, 1838. In the US, the bit is equal to ¢, a designation which dates from the colonial period, when the most common unit of currency used was the Spanish dollar, also known as "piece of eight", which was worth 8 Spanish silver reales. $ or 1 silver real was 1 "bit".
Spanish. real. Silver 8-real coin of 1768 from the Potosí mint. The real (English: /ɹeɪˈɑl/ Spanish: /reˈal/) (meaning: "royal", plural: reales) was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries after the mid-14th century. [1] It underwent several changes in value relative to other units throughout its lifetime until it was replaced ...
The doubloon (from Spanish doblón, or "double", i.e. double escudo) was a two- escudo gold coin worth approximately $4 (four Spanish dollars) or 32 reales, [1] and weighing 6.766 grams (0.218 troy ounce) of 22- karat gold (or 0.917 fine; hence 6.2 g fine gold). [2] [3] Doubloons were minted in Spain and the viceroyalties of New Spain, Peru ...
The peso is the monetary unit of several Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word peso translates to "weight". In most countries of the Americas, the symbol commonly known as dollar sign, "$", was originally used as an abbreviation of "pesos" and later adopted by the ...
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There was also a half, a 3, and a 6-real coin. This reform adopted the excelente (called ducado from 1504) for gold, a copy of the Venetian ducat, 3·521 g, 23 + 3 ⁄ 4 carats fine (3484·442 mg gold), rated 375 maravedíes. A third standard coin was the blanca, a small coin of 1·198 g, worth half a
Upon arriving home, Paul is attacked by the three murderers, and his friend Trenker finds him. Trenker agrees to follow and watch Donovan, waiting for the next incoming shipment of drugs. Paul forces his way into Donovan's home and beats him for information. He seizes the drugs, worth $250,000, and calls Lane, demanding a trade for the killer.