This one sixth of dollar (one-sixth of a Spanish milled dollar) was issued May 5, 1777, during the American Revolution.
This one sixth of dollar was issued May 5, 1777, during the American Revolution. Its value was one sixth of a Spanish milled dollar, the most commonly circulated coin in the American colonies. Thus the colonies and then the United States based its currency on the milled dollar.
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