Travel Pirate Geocoin Pieces of Eight

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Saturday, November 21, 2015
Origin:
Colorado, United States
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Pieces of eight are historical Spanish dollar coins minted in the Americas from the late 15th century through the 19th century. Made of silver, they were in nearly worldwide circulation by the late 19th century and were legal currency in the United States until 1857. The Spanish dollar coin was worth eight reales and could be physically cut into eight pieces, or "bits," to make change — hence the colloquial name "pieces of eight." The dollar coin could also be cut into quarters, and "two bits" became American slang for a quarter dollar, or 25 cents. The American dollar used today was based on the Spanish dollar. 

Pieces of eight have long been associated with pirates, because they were a common target for the outlaws, as large amounts were regularly shipped from the American colonies to Spain. In addition, Spanish traders carried pieces of eight to Manila in the Philippines, once or twice a year to trade for Chinese goods. Many pirates became rich intercepting ships carrying pieces of eight. The buried pirate treasure of legend is often said to include the coin.

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Dropped Off 1/13/2019 Aksanders placed it in Granite Travel Bug Hotel Oklahoma - 148.33 miles  Visit Log

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Retrieve It from a Cache 7/14/2018 Aksanders retrieved it from Jesse Chisholm's Grave Oklahoma   Visit Log

Picked up to move somewhere down the way
Dropped Off 9/19/2017 jayceeandfriends placed it in Jesse Chisholm's Grave Oklahoma - 13.61 miles  Visit Log

This is an AWESOME place of cowboy history I hope you enjoy your cost out here
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/19/2017 jayceeandfriends retrieved it from Y Knot Rest Here? Oklahoma   Visit Log

Found the traceable, thanks a lot for this one , I play with a metal detector on the Sabine river in Texas. History of pirates is so AWESOME.
Write note 9/19/2017 jayceeandfriends posted a note for it   Visit Log

Found it but it says the code is invalad
Dropped Off 9/12/2017 Paulie placed it in Y Knot Rest Here? Oklahoma - 206.06 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/12/2017 Paulie took it to Cadillac Ranch Micro Texas - .17 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/12/2017 Paulie took it to Cadillac Ranch Cars Texas - .02 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/12/2017 Paulie took it to Cadillac Ranch Texas - .17 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/12/2017 Paulie took it to RT 66 - Amarillo - Cadillac Ranch II Texas - 331.34 miles  Visit Log
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