(United States of America Congress) United States Bank of North America Currency (August 8th 1786)
1 mill = "lowest money of accompt, of which 1000 shall be equal to the federal dollar"
1 mill (value far too low) = ordered to be coined as the basis of all federal currency, but never issued
1 mill (m.) = 1/10c.
1 cent (c.) = 10m.
1 disme/dime (d.) = 10c.
1 dollar ($ - Gibraltar) = 10d.
5 mills = $0.005       1/2c.       5m.
90 mills = $0.09     9c.     9c.  
95 mills = $0.095     9 1/2c.     9 1/2c.  
900 mills = $0.9   9d.     9d.    
905 mills = $0.905   9d.   1/2c.   9d.   5m.
990 mills = $0.99   9d. 9c.   9d. 9c.  
995 mills = $0.995   9d. 9 1/2c.   9d. 9 1/2c.  
1000 mills = $1 1$     1$      
1005 mills = $1.005 1$     1/2c. 1$     5m.
1090 mills = $1.09 1$   9c. 1$   9c.  
1095 mills = $1.095 1$   9 1/2c. 1$   9 1/2c.  
1900 mills = $1.9 1$ 9d.   1$ 9d.    
1905 mills = $1.905 1$ 9d.   1/2c. 1$ 9d.   5m.
1990 mills = $1.99 1$ 9d. 9c. 1$ 9d. 9c.  
1995 mills = $1.995 1$ 9d. 9 1/2c. 1$ 9d. 9 1/2c.  
1000 mills (Piece-of-8) =   $1     $1      
1005 mills =   $1     1/2c. $1     5m.
1090 mills =   $1   9c. $1   9c.  
1095 mills =   $1   9 1/2c. $1   9 1/2c.  
1900 mills =   $1 9d.   $1 9d.    
1905 mills =   $1 9d.   1/2c. $1 9d.   5m.
1990 mills =   $1 9d. 9c. $1 9d. 9c.  
1995 mills =   $1 9d. 9 1/2c. $1 9d. 9 1/2c.  
half cent coin = 5m. (happenny, hapenny, haypenny, copper)
one cent coin = 10m. (penny) ('time flies' & 'mind your business')
two cents coin = 20m. (tuppenny)
three cents coin = 30m. (old nickel, thruppenny, thrip, thrippenny)
half disme/dime coin = 50m. (new nickel, qtr. shilling)
half real coin = 62 1/2m. (halfbit, fip, fippenny, fippenny bit)
one disme/dime coin = 100m. (half shilling)
one real coin = 125m. (bit)
twenty cents coin = 200m. (shilling)
quarter dollar coin = 250m. (twobits, two reals, qtr. crown)
half dollar coin = 500m. (fourbits, four reals, half crown)
one dollar coin = 1000m. (p-o-8, 8-bits, peso, crown, buckskin, continental)
qtr. eagle coin gold = 2500m. (qtr. bird)
three dollars coin gold = 3000m.  
four dollars coin gold = 4000m. (quid gold, sovereign, strike)
half eagle coin gold = 5000m. (half bird)
one eagle coin gold = 10000m. (eagle (E), sawbuck (X), full bird)
dbl. eagle coin gold = 20000m. (five quid gold, five sovereign, dbl. bird)
     
1000 mills (Yr.1795) =/> £0·04·03·3 1$ = 10(m.) x 10(c.) x 10(d. - disme/dime)
100 mills (Yr.1795) =/< £0·00·05·1  
10 mills (Yr.1795) =/> £0·00·00·2  
5 mills (Yr.1795) =/> £0·00·00·1  
960 farthings (Yr.1795) =/< $4.630 1£ = 4(f.) x 12(d. - penny/denarius) x 20(s.)
48 farthings (Yr.1795) =/> $0.231  
4 farthings (Yr.1795) =/> $0.019  
1 farthing (Yr.1795) =/< $0.005  
1000 mills (Yr.1816) =/< £0·04·07·1 1$ = 10(m.) x 10(c.) x 10(d. - disme/dime)
100 mills (Yr.1816) =/> £0·00·05·2  
10 mills (Yr.1816) =/> £0·00·00·2  
5 mills (Yr.1816) =/> £0·00·00·1  
960 farthings (Yr.1816) =/< $4.349 1£ = 4(f.) x 12(d. - penny/denarius) x 20(s.)
48 farthings (Yr.1816) =/> $0.217  
4 farthings (Yr.1816) =/> $0.018  
1 farthing (Yr.1816) =/< $0.005  
       
Commonwealth / Republic = 1776 U.S. no person living/dead on any gold/silver coin or metal token (coin)
1909 issue (dec.Yr.1865) = 1c. 1st bronze token (coin) with U.S. President's head, Abraham Lincoln
Commonwealth/Republic? = 1909 U.S. deceased person on bronze token (coin)
1932 issue (dec.Yr.1799) = 25c. (1/4 dol.) 1st silver coin with U.S. President's head, George Washington
Commonwealth/Republic? = 1932 U.S. deceased person on silver coin
1938 issue (dec.Yr.1826) = 5c. 1st nickel token (coin) with U.S. President's head, Thomas Jefferson
Commonwealth/Republic? = 1938 U.S. 3rd time com.wealth/republic debased: next time a living person?
1stUS Indian Peace Medal = 1st medal (silver) with living person thereon, U.S. President Th. Jefferson
1stUS Indian Peace Medal = obverse - "TH. JEFFERSON PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. A.D. 1801"
1stUS Indian Peace Medal = "PEACE" crossed tomahawk & peacepipe "AND" handshake "FRIENDSHIP"
1stUS Indian Peace Medal = hollow medal - just two embossed circular silver sheets soldered together
   
US $1 / dollar / crown = 416 gr. @ 1485/1664 fine (371.25 gr. silver) (Yr.1795)
US $1 / dollar / crown = 412 1/2 gr. @ 900 fine (371.25 gr. silver) (Yr.1837)
UK 5s. / crown / dollar = 436 4/11 gr. @ 925 fine (403 7/11 gr. silver) (Yr.1818)
EIC 2 1/2r. / crown / dollar = 450 gr. (1 tower oz.) @ 11/12 fine (412.50 gr. silver) (Yr.1835)
       
1 unit (u.) = 1/10p. (U.S. Supt. of Finance proposal Yr.1782)
1 penny (p.) = 10u. (U.S. Supt. of Finance proposal Yr.1782)
1 cent (c.) = 10p. (U.S. Supt. of Finance proposal Yr.1782)
1 mark (Mk) = 10c. (U.S. Supt. of Finance proposal Yr.1782)
9 units = Mk0.009  
90 units = Mk0.09  
99 units = Mk0.099  
900 units = Mk0.9  
909 units = Mk0.909  
990 units = Mk0.99  
999 units = Mk0.999  
1000 units = Mk1  
1009 units = Mk1.009  
1090 units = Mk1.09  
1099 units = Mk1.099  
1900 units = Mk1.9  
1909 units = Mk1.909  
1990 units = Mk1.99  
1999 units = Mk1.999  
value of 12/13 units = 12/13u. farthing South Carolina
value of 3 9/13 units = 3 9/13u. penny S.C.
half penny coin = 5u. half penny United States
eight units coin = 8u. eight units U.S.
one penny coin = 10u. penny U.S.
fifteen units coin = 15u. penny York (N.Y. & N.C.)
sixteen units coin = 16u. penny Proclamation (Penn., N.J., Del., Md.)
two pence coin = 20u. penny Lawful (Virg., N.H., Mass., R.I., Conn.)
twenty-four units coin = 24u. penny Georgia
value of 48 units = 48u. 1s. 1d. S.C.
one cent coin silver = 100u. (25 gr. silver + 2 gr. copper = 27 gr. coin)
one quint coin silver = 500u. (125 gr. silver + 10 gr. copper = 135 gr. coin)
one mark coin silver = 1000u. (250 gr. silver + 20 gr. copper = 270 gr. coin)
       
LEATHER SEALER'S OFFICE, Londonderry, Vt. April 8th 1826 Rory Ely Cole
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