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How much did a pint of beer cost in 1774?
Weiss
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I'd like to get nice period coins from England and the US to match my John Payne sterling pint mug...
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Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Anyway, you should "go large" and set that table wit a chunk o' meat, a small loaf of bread, and fill that John Payne mug with some porter. That'll be a sixpence farthing, you git....and, no tipping the wenches.
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Fascinating info on the historical context of money.
Ajaan should know the answer to this, since I believe he was drinking age by then.
<< <i>How much did a pint of beer cost in 1774?
Ajaan should know the answer to this, since I believe he was drinking age by then. >>
Ahahahahaha.
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If enough gin to get drunk on was 1d, then would you guys think that a pint of beer would be maybe a farthing? That seems logical.
I use her primarily for my own homebrew I posted a few pics when I first got her, but here are a few others...
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Oh yeah, crack out that guinea and lay it next to the plate.
<< <i>I want to see a big, gnarly hunk of red meat (add a couple of flies for realism), a chunk of crusty bread, and some slightly moldy cheese with that tankard.
Oh yeah, crack out that guinea and lay it next to the plate. >>
Except I've been vegan for 12 years
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<< <i>Ajaan should know the answer to this, since I believe he was drinking age by then. >>
. . . and Wybrit was serving it up.
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<< <i>That's very cool. The site Mac linked says a quart of beer was fourpence. >>
That would make a pint of beer tuppence (2 pints to a quart). That seems expensive if enough gin to get a man drunk was only 1d.
But it appears ale was heavily taxed around the time. And, according to this source, gin was 160 proof (compared to modern gin at about 80 proof).
So maybe the tuppence cost is correct. That still seems high but I guess it's right. Thoughts?
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These prices in 1806 are higher than I would have expected:
<< <i>[1806: Salem County]
Best dinner with pint of good beer or cider 37.5 cents
Best breakfast, of tea, coffee or chocolate, loaf sugar 31 cents
Ditto of cold meat with a pint of good beer or cider 25 cents
---Old Inns and Taverns in West Jersey >>
It's obvious why small denomination Spanish silver enjoyed extensive circulation among colonial and early American citizenry. It would be cumbersome carrying all your payments in only cents.
One reale = 12 and ½ cents
2 reales = 25 cents
For the above listed prices a 2 reales or a one reale with a 2 reales covers the costs perfectly.
This may be the main reason why the survival rate of mid to high grade 2 reale specimens is far below the 8 Reales which were retained by banks as specie to cover large business transactions.
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Anyway, you should "go large" and set that table wit a chunk o' meat, a small loaf of bread, and fill that John Payne mug with some porter. That'll be a sixpence farthing, you git....and, no tipping the wenches. >>
That was a very interesting read!
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<< <i>A nice addition to this "Revolutionary Beer" collection would be an "Age of Mead" set from circa 1000 AD. You could get a nice copy of Beowulf the Geat ... a leg of boar ... >>
Leg of boar? OMG, you just sent Weiss into a fit of spasming convulsions.
<< <i>Colonial American tavern prices
These prices in 1806 are higher than I would have expected:
<< <i>[1806: Salem County]
Best dinner with pint of good beer or cider 37.5 cents
Best breakfast, of tea, coffee or chocolate, loaf sugar 31 cents
Ditto of cold meat with a pint of good beer or cider 25 cents
---Old Inns and Taverns in West Jersey >>
It's obvious why small denomination Spanish silver enjoyed extensive circulation among colonial and early American citizenry. It would be cumbersome carrying all your payments in only cents.
One reale = 12 and ½ cents
2 reales = 25 cents
For the above listed prices a 2 reales or a one reale with a 2 reales covers the costs perfectly.
This may be the main reason why the survival rate of mid to high grade 2 reale specimens is far below the 8 Reales which were retained by banks as specie to cover large business transactions. >>
Good info
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<< <i>A nice addition to this "Revolutionary Beer" collection would be an "Age of Mead" set from circa 1000 AD. You could get a nice copy of Beowulf the Geat ... a leg of boar ... >>
Leg of boar? OMG, you just sent Weiss into a fit of spasming convulsions. >>
Well, I don't actually eat boar myself (being the good Jew that I am) however it seemed more appropriate than turkey
edit: I am also shocked by those prices! My dad used to tell stories about going to the movies in the 1950s. With one quarter (25¢) he could buy a movie ticket, a soda and a slice of pizza.
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Looking through part of my collection tonight I came across a raw reale I'd totally forgotten I got from my B&M back in April for a whopping $20.
I really want something earlier than 1776, but I think these pieces have a certain applicability, especially given determined's post detailing items in reale-denominated prices.
Is this a Potosi piece? Any other info about it would be appreciated!
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<< <i>Ajaan should know the answer to this, since I believe he was drinking age by then. >>
. . . and Wybrit was serving it up. >>
ROFL (slam/counter-slam)!
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That is a very cool picture!
Both Weiss's one reale and WillieBoyd2's 2 reales must have paid for beer at sometime in their well circulated lives.
The intials "P-R" were the assayers at the Potosi Mint for 1776-1795.
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Steve
<< <i>Nice display. I would include apples, since a pint of cider was probably more common than beer in North America during this time frame. >>
One of the coolest (pun intended) things about this mug is that it turns ice cold the second you pour cold liquid into it. Silver is such a great conductor that it frosts up on the outside instantaneously
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