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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 6594033" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Since [MENTION=50304]mlund[/MENTION] mentioned them...The traditional &quot;Spanish Dollar&quot; was about 27.5g of 0.93 fine silver.&nbsp; It was measured by weight, not volume, and was noted for being somewhat too soft, easily clipped or shaved. This is the coin that filled the real treasure chests...&nbsp; but even then, silver coins of that size are big... 2 to 3 mm thick, 35 to 40 mm diameter. BIG coins. Heavy. about 16.8 to the pound.The first US dollar was modeled after the spanish 8 real milled dollar coin (dollar being a corruption of thaller)... the Flowing Hair Dollar was 0.9 Fine silver (90% silver, 10% copper), 416 grain (26.96 g), coin nominally 40mm in diameter. (It was often worn down on the edges). It was about 2.78 cc... and about 2.25 mm thick (noting the hollows on head and tail faces)The doubloon was smaller, but about the same weight, and 22k gold. Neither was a common circulation coin; they were typically coins used for commercial transactions, much like C-notes ($100) or thousand dollar notes.Call them a 3SP and 3GP coin each, respectively. I should extend my table to include 2.5 and 3mm thick.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 6594033, member: 6779310"] Since [MENTION=50304]mlund[/MENTION] mentioned them... The traditional "Spanish Dollar" was about 27.5g of 0.93 fine silver. It was measured by weight, not volume, and was noted for being somewhat too soft, easily clipped or shaved. This is the coin that filled the real treasure chests... but even then, silver coins of that size are big... 2 to 3 mm thick, 35 to 40 mm diameter. BIG coins. Heavy. about 16.8 to the pound. The first US dollar was modeled after the spanish 8 real milled dollar coin (dollar being a corruption of thaller)... the Flowing Hair Dollar was 0.9 Fine silver (90% silver, 10% copper), 416 grain (26.96 g), coin nominally 40mm in diameter. (It was often worn down on the edges). It was about 2.78 cc... and about 2.25 mm thick (noting the hollows on head and tail faces) The doubloon was smaller, but about the same weight, and 22k gold. Neither was a common circulation coin; they were typically coins used for commercial transactions, much like C-notes ($100) or thousand dollar notes. Call them a 3SP and 3GP coin each, respectively. I should extend my table to include 2.5 and 3mm thick. [/QUOTE]

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