1851 - Harnden's 64¢ Rate from Italy |
Hannover Thaler |
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31 May 1851 from USS
Mississippi at Leghorn, Italy by Harnden & Company to Exeter, New
Hampshire |
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| Harnden & Co. provided trans-Atlantic mail services, via their offices in Boston and Liverpool, in competition with the government subsidized packet services. Cunard Line packets were utilized. |
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1835 Hannover one thaler, illustration from coin value guidebook |
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Although German silver coins were considered to be promiscuous, and not legal tender, they did circulate in German speaking areas of the country before 1857. An 1846 guidebook illustrated this 1835 one thaler coin. The English word "dollar" is derived from the German word "thaler." |
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Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
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