[DOC] [TLE] Spanish dollar - Wikipedia [PAR] The real de a ocho, also known as the Spanish dollar, the eight-real coin, or the 
piece of eight (Spanish peso de ocho), is a silver coin, of approximately 38 mm... [DOC] [TLE] Pieces of Eight and Two Bits - Today I Found Out [PAR] Dec 24, 2014 ... ... or British pounds, most people bought and sold with Spanish coins. ... This 
method of dividing the dollar into eight pieces had a lasting impact on American 
currency, since, like the medio peso, the United States has a half-dollar, and like 
the ... One early example can be seen in a rather crude line from... [DOC] [TLE] Money and exchange rates in 1632 [PAR] ... the Spanish peso ("heavy"), also known as the piece of eight because it was 
worth 8 reales, ... For example the Swedish Riksdaler was 25.5 grams, whereas 
pesos ... This means that for larger sums an English pound is worth 5 thalers or 
10... [DOC] [TLE] Pieces of Eight : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History ... [PAR] This "piece of eight" could be fractioned into halves (four reales) or quarters (two 
... The most common currency in Virginia, however, was English pounds,... [DOC] [TLE] Pieces of Eight and Doubloons - Pirates of the Caribbean, in Fact ... [PAR] The famous "Piece of Eight" was an 8 reale silver coin that had a distinctive "8" ... 
The chart below gives the common Spanish Coins used in the American ... not 
normally called a Piece of Eight; it was more often referred to as a Peso, ... The 
British pound was the equivalent worth of the Colonial dollar ($) or piece of eight. [DOC] [TLE] Episode 80 - Pieces of eight - BBC [PAR] but it's not just thanks to Long John Silver's parrot that pieces of eight are the 
supreme ... among world currencies, for the 'peso de ocho reales', the Spanish 
piece of eight, ... and it's got a good weight - roughly the same as three one 
pound coins. .... They are pervasive enough that when, for example, you read 
about the tea... [DOC] [TLE] Does anyone know how much $5 million could buy back then ... [PAR] Mar 26, 2014 ... 5 million Spanish dollars, or pieces of eight, (honestly, the term ... sailor could 
expect to make between 1.45 and 2.2 pounds per month. For that sailor, he 
could get a common sailor's jacket for probably around eight to ten... [DOC] [TLE] Origin and history of the Word Dollar and Dollar Sign [PAR] Jun 10, 2015 ... Today we are familiar with the phrase pieces of eight from tales of pirates in the 
Caribbean. Those coins, particularly the Spanish peso or dollar circulated ..... The 
classic example of this is the British pound symbol  which is a... [DOC] [TLE] Pieces of Eight || Sea Research Society [PAR] The legendary pirate coins known as pieces-of-eight were actually silver 
dollars ... Britain, British colonists used more Spanish dollars than pounds 
sterling. [DOC] [TLE] The Continental Line, Inc. - How much is that...? [PAR] The process is as follows: We convert colonial currency to pounds sterling and ... 
We know, for example, that in the fairly stable period of 1766 to 1772, one pound 
in ... "Milled dollar," "Bust dollar," "Peso de ocho Reales," or "Piece of eight. [DOC] [TLE] Peso | Define Peso at Dictionary.com [PAR] Peso definition, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the 
Dominican Republic, ... a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal 
to eight reals; dollar; piece of eight; piaster. ... Examples from the Web for peso ... 
The calculation is made by Robertson, who estimates the peso at a pound 
sterling. [DOC] [TLE] Perspectives in Numismatics - A Coin Called Peso [PAR] The given name was soon shortened to Real for common use. ... metals and it is 
equivalent to the half pound of Cologne, with a

Question: Pounds, pieces of eight & pesos are examples of this
Answer: Money