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MAKE A MEME View Large Image The famous Spanish Dollar, or Piece of Eight, was legal tender in the US until 1857. It was often cut into 8 wedges to make small change which is why you hear the quarter referred to as ``2 bits``. You can tell that this one circulated in ...

The famous Spanish Dollar, or Piece of Eight, was legal tender in the US until 1857. It was often cut into 8 wedges to make small change which is why you hear the quarter referred to as ``2 bits``. You can tell that this one circulated in ...

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Keywords: topaz detail infocus spanish dollar eight reale circle round texture text The famous Spanish Dollar, or Piece of Eight, was legal tender in the US until 1857. It was often cut into 8 wedges to make small change which is why you hear the quarter referred to as ``2 bits``. You can tell that this one circulated in Asia because of the ``chop marks`` made by Chinese merchants after they verified the coin as genuine. The famous Spanish Dollar, or Piece of Eight, was legal tender in the US until 1857. It was often cut into 8 wedges to make small change which is why you hear the quarter referred to as ``2 bits``. You can tell that this one circulated in Asia because of the ``chop marks`` made by Chinese merchants after they verified the coin as genuine.