A Table of Foreign Gold and Silver Coins which pass current in the United States of America, with their Federal value, as established by Congress in 1834. GOLD. dolls. cts. m. GOLD. Double Joannes, value in the United States, $32.00 0 Single do. 16.00 0 An English Guinea or Sovereign, pursuant to act of Congress, $4.80 Half do. 8.00 0 French Pistole, 3.77 Quarter do. 4.00 0 French Guinea, 4.60 Eighth do. 2.00 0 French Crown, 1.10 Testoon, or one sixteenth, 1.00 0 Dollar of Spain, Sweden or Denmark, 1.00 Moidore, 6.00 0 An English Shilling, 0.22 Half do. 3.00 0 Spanish Pistareen, 0.20 Quarter do. 1.50 0 Doubloon 14.93 FRANCE. A Table of European Coins reduced to Dollars and Cents. Sol, or 12 deniers, Denier, $0.00.08 Maravedie, 0.00.92 Rial, Livre Turnois or 20 sols. 18.52 | Pistarine, $0.00.30 Soldi, $0.00.80 Rea, $0.00.12 0.03.18 Vintin, 0.02.50 0.15.92 Testoon, Ecu or Crown 6 Livres, 1.10.00 | Dollar, 1.00. Testoon, 0.23.88 Crusade of ex. 0.50.00 FORE OF A BILL OF LICHANGE Exchange for 8059 fr. 60 cts. At Baltimore, June 16th, 1840: usance, pay this first of Exchange (second of the tenor and date unpaid) John Prentiss. To Mr. Jean Barbeau, Bourdeaux. Required the value of the above bill in United States currency? Ans. $1542.50 nearly. John M'Nevin. Ninety days after date I promise to pay David Ring, or order, at the Marine Bank, Five Hundred Dollars, for value received. CHECK ON BANK. No. 1. $150 Cashier of the Chesapeake Bank of Baltimore, pay to Richard Kelso, or bearer, One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, which charge to account of To J. Pinckney, Cashier. George R. Richardson. Chas. H. Pitts. On demand, we jointly and severally, promise to pay, Robert Hill, or order, with interest, at 6 per cent., Seven Hundred Dollars, for value received. Baltimore, March 21st, 1840. William P. Preston, $700 NOTE PAYABLE TO BEARER. Albert Adams. Six months after date, I promise to pay John Bennett, or bearer, Fifty Dollars, for value received. Baltimore, June 16th, 1840. $50 |