With Mexican independence in 1821, the frontier territories opened up to trade to Santa Fe. The the famed Santa Fe Trail was created that same year, blazing a path to the wild west. 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail! During the westward expansion the most used currency was Spanish Silver. These reales were used along the Santa Fe Trail, and were legal tender in the U.S. until 1857 and a centralized currency was created. This is a genuine silver half reales coin of the kind that circulated in the territory that is now the United States from 1772-1821. Get this fantastic remnant of the Wild West and early American history into your collection just in time for the anniversary.
Highlights:
- Silver Half Reales from the era
- Story card
- Display box
