1821 - Receipt for Postage |
Loyalist Spanish Mexico 8 Reales |
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12 September 1821 Edwardsville, Illinois receipt signed by postmaster Abraham Prickett that he has received "silver $1.00" for postage on a package from Surveyor General containing plats. |
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1821 Loyalist 8 reales minted in Zacatecas, Mexico |
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| During the Mexico War for Independence the city of Zacatecas remained loyal to the Spanish crown and continued to mint silver coins portraying Ferdinand VII until 1822. The 8 reales coin circulated in the U.S. as a silver dollar. |
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Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
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