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July 1851 Boston, Massachusetts to the gold mines near Stockton,
California, received 13 September, prepaid 6c in Boston, carried from
Stockton office to mines by Brown's Express with $1 due handstamp
The
March 3, 1851 Act of Congress, effective July 1, reduced the prepaid
postal rate for a single letter sent over 3,000 miles to six cents.
Brown's Express served miners in the Southern mines from its Stockton
office.
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1841
one-half real Mexican coin minted in Mexico City
"pinch"
of gold dust weighing 1.67 grams and equal in weight to U.S. $1 gold
coin but somewhat less fine
The
value of the Mexican one half real coin ranged from 5c to 6c in areas
such as Boston at this time. Gold dust was the most frequently used
method of payment in California for smaller amounts as few coins were
available.
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