Hi all; On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 15:47 -0400, John W Kennedy wrote: > On May 7, 2008, at 1:49 PM, John Kaufmann wrote: > > After the revolution, when the Americans were coining their own > > federal currency, I don't believe they ever actually made a 1/8 > > dollar coin (though individual colonies may have done so) -- but > > tradition dies hard. > > > There was no US 12.5-cent coin, BUT > there were 1/2-cent coins until 1857, and > foreign currency, including the old Spanish dollars, > continued to be legal tender until 1857. > > (In addition, before 1857, the cent coin was much larger, closely > resembling an old, pre-decimalization British penny [1d], which is why > the cent picked up the "penny" name.) > > Note that the New York Stock Exchange continued to trade in 1/8ths of > a dollar until just a few years ago. >
This OOo users list really has the best OT discussions. I have picked up a lot regarding language usage etc. Even if it is Off Topic, it is always interesting. -- Regards Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
