(WHTM) — Buying and selling in the 13 colonies was a messy process. In theory, as British subjects, the colonists should have been using the British monetary system of pounds, shillings, and pence.

The German Mark, the British shilling, the French franc, and the Italian lira all had about equal value, and all were exchanged four or five to the dollar. That was in 1914.

The franc thus again became a respectable neighbor of the British shilling (14¢) and the West German mark (24¢).

Florin (two shillings) - 11,716 returned over last decade. Stopped being legal tender on 30 June 1993 Shilling - 43,299 returned over last decade. Stopped being legal tender on 31 December 1990 ...