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| Over time, colonial governments, merchants, and private citizens began to mint coins on their own, but initially this practice just added to the confusion without ending the coin shortage. | ||||
| Massachusetts decided to mint its own coins | ||||
 Willow tree shilling |
 Oak tree shilling |
 Pine tree shilling |
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| The Rosa Americana two pence was privately produced | The Virginia halfpenny was made especially for Virginia | |||
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| Soon all thirteen colonies issued their own paper money | ||||
 Georgia certificate |
 New Hampshire bill of credit |
 Pennsylvania loan office bill |
 Massachusetts “sword in hand” note |
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 South Carolina bill of credit |
 New York “water works” note |
 Connecticut Treasury note |
 Delaware bill of credit |
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 North Carolina bill of credit |
 Virginia Treasury bill |
 Rhode Island bill of credit |
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 Maryland bill |
 New Jersey bill of credit |
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| Not worth a Continental | ||||
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