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PICTURES OF LIFE IN MEXICO.
Copper Coins.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| The currtillanearly | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| The claco, or jola rather over | 0 | 0 | 034 |
| The grano | 0 | 0 | 012 |
The gold doblon, or onza (doubloon) is still in use: its par value is sixteen dollars; but from its conveniency for remittances in the absence of a paper currency it commands a high premium insomuch as to be frequently valued in the north at from eighteen to twenty dollars.
