Those of you looking for money history, may I suggest the site
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/northamerica.html
"Money in North American History from Wampum to Electronic Fund Transfers."
The site leads to several other histories of money.
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Department of RAIMS
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Canandaigua NY 14424
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