XPost: alt.unix.geeks   
   From: Case"@dizum.com   
      
   On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 23:38:02 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen    
   wrote:   
      
   > As for the dollar: There was a fairly standard gold coin, issued by   
   > several countries. I think it was called a dubloon. It was a bit too   
   > large for everyday use, so people hacked it up into wedges 1/8 the   
   > size, referred to as "pieces of eight" or individually as "bits".   
      
   Ackshually, pieces of eight were *pesos de ocho*, the Spanish silver   
   dollars, which weighed eight *reales* — nearly eight troy ounces.  It   
   was the first international currency.  The American silver dollar was   
   almost the same weight and was intended to circulate "on par" with the   
   *peso*.  When the Santa Fe Trail was opened, about 30% of the silver   
   dollars in circulation in the United States were in fact *pesos*.   
      
   + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dollar   
      
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