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A young colonial woman's dower being paid in shillings according to her weight.

A Young Lady's Dower in Pine Tree Shillings

A young colonial woman's dower being paid in shillings according to her weight.

A pine tree shilling.

The Pine Tree Shilling

A pine tree shilling.

The Lord Baltimore Shilling.

The Lord Baltimore Shilling

The Lord Baltimore Shilling.

The front of a Maryland Shilling.

Maryland Shilling

The front of a Maryland Shilling.

The back of a Maryland Shilling.

Maryland Shilling

The back of a Maryland Shilling.

"Pine Tree Shilling."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Pine Tree Shilling

"Pine Tree Shilling."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

The Pine-Tree Shilling. This is a fac-simile of the first money coined in America. The mint-master, who was allowed to take fifteen pence out of every twenty shillings, for his trouble in coining, made a large fortune by it. Henry Sewall, the founder of Newbury, in Massachusetts, married his only daughter, a girl of eighteen years. When the wedding ceremony was ended, a large pair of scales was brought out and suspended. In one disk the blushing bride was placed, and "pine tree shillings," as the coin was called, were poured into the other until there was an equiposie. The money was then handed to Mr. Sewall as his wife's dowry, amounting to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. There are a few pieces of this money still in existence. One which I saw in the possession of a gentleman in New York was not as much worn as many of the Spanish quarters now in circulation among us. The silver appeared to be very pure.

Pine-Tree Shilling

The Pine-Tree Shilling. This is a fac-simile of the first money coined in America. The mint-master,…

"Accolated shilling of William III and Mary(size of the original)"-Whitney, 1902

Accolated

"Accolated shilling of William III and Mary(size of the original)"-Whitney, 1902

Pine-Tree Shilling

Pine-Tree

Pine-Tree Shilling

Colonial Currency, Lord Baltimore shilling.

Baltimore Shilling

Colonial Currency, Lord Baltimore shilling.

Maryland shilling from Colonial period

Maryland Shilling

Maryland shilling from Colonial period

The front of an English crown coin.

Crown Coin

The front of an English crown coin.

The back of an English crown coin.

Crown Coin

The back of an English crown coin.

Lord Baltimore Shilling

The Lord Baltimore Shilling.

$"The refraction of water is beautifully proved by the following simple experiment. Place an empty cup, with a shilling on the bottom, in such a position that the side of the cup will just hide the piece of money from the eye. Then let another person fill the cup with water, keeping the eye in the same position as before. As the water is poured in, the shilling will be come visible, appearing to rise with the water. The effect of the water is to bend the ray of light coming from the shilling, so as to make it meet the eye below the point where it otherwise would. Thus the eye could not see the shilling in the direction of c, since the line, of vision is towards a, and c is hidden by the side of the cup. But the refraction of the water bends the way downwards, producing the same effect as though the object had been raised upwards, and hence it becomes visible." —Comstock, 1850$

Cup and Shilling

"The refraction of water is beautifully proved by the following simple experiment. Place an empty cup,…

The pine-tree shilling, an early form of currency in colonial America.

Pine-tree Shilling

The pine-tree shilling, an early form of currency in colonial America.

"A shilling from the time of Henry VII."—Finley, 1917

Shilling

"A shilling from the time of Henry VII."—Finley, 1917

Virginia Shilling (Shilling) Virginia Colony coin from 1774. Obverse has an image of a right-facing head with the inscription - GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA. Reverse shows an image of a crowned coat of arms with the date at the top and the inscription - VIRGI NIA

Silver Virginia Shilling Coin, 1774

Virginia Shilling (Shilling) Virginia Colony coin from 1774. Obverse has an image of a right-facing…

One Shilling (1 shilling) New Jersey currency from 1776. Image is the Coat of Arms of Great Britain.

Paper Money, One Shilling Bill, 1776

One Shilling (1 shilling) New Jersey currency from 1776. Image is the Coat of Arms of Great Britain.

One Shilling and Six Pence (1 shilling 6 pence) (18 pence) New Jersey currency from 1781. Image is the Coat of Arms of New Jersey.

Paper Money, One Shilling and Six Pence Bill, 1781

One Shilling and Six Pence (1 shilling 6 pence) (18 pence) New Jersey currency from 1781. Image is the…

One Shilling (1 shilling) Vermont currency from 1781. Image of thirteen rings surrounded by the inscription - VERMONT CALLS FOR JUSTICE.

Paper Money, One Shilling Bill, 1781

One Shilling (1 shilling) Vermont currency from 1781. Image of thirteen rings surrounded by the inscription…

Victoria Stamp (1 shilling) from 1864-1865

Victoria One Shilling Stamp, 1864-1865

Victoria Stamp (1 shilling) from 1864-1865

Jamaica Revenue Stamp (1 shilling) from 1880

Jamaica One Shilling Revenue Stamp, 1880

Jamaica Revenue Stamp (1 shilling) from 1880

Virgin Islands Stamp (1 shilling) from 1867

Virgin Islands One Shilling Stamp, 1867

Virgin Islands Stamp (1 shilling) from 1867

Natal Stamp (1 shilling) from 1857

Natal One Shilling Stamp, 1857

Natal Stamp (1 shilling) from 1857

Orange Free State Revenue Stamp (1 shilling) from 1882

Orange Free State Een Shilling Revenue Stamp, 1882

Orange Free State Revenue Stamp (1 shilling) from 1882

Great Britain and Ireland Stamp (1 shilling) from 1847-1848

Great Britain and Ireland One Shilling Stamp, 1847-1848

Great Britain and Ireland Stamp (1 shilling) from 1847-1848

Great Britain and Ireland Stamp (1 shilling) from 1856

Great Britain and Ireland One Shilling Stamp, 1856

Great Britain and Ireland Stamp (1 shilling) from 1856

In 1690, The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the colonies, called Colonial Notes, which would later form the United States.

First American Paper Money, 1690

In 1690, The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the colonies, called Colonial…

"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last." Matthew 20:1-16 ASV
<p>The owner of a vineyard directs two laborers to join others already working in the background.

Laborers in the Vineyard Parable

"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning…

"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard." Matthew 20:1-2 ASV
<p>Illustration of the master, or householder, hiring three more workers to join the laborers already in the fields. One worker leans against a wall, while two others sit on the ground, one with a pick-axe. Workers in the background can be seen carrying grapes and working. The householder leans on a staff.

The Parable of the Householder Hiring Laborers to Work in the Vineyard

"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning…

Seven Shilling Piece from Great Britain

"...an English gold coin of the value of seven shillings, being the third part of the guinea, coined…