美洲殖民地最早的一种货币形式是借用印第安人的贝壳数珠，一种蚌壳磨成的黑白珠子。

In the American colonies one of the earliest forms of money, borrowed from the indians, was wampum, black and white polished beads made from clam shells.

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贝壳数珠在马萨诸塞作为法定货币用来清偿私人债务一直流通到1661年，在纽约作为货币使用知道1701年。

Wampum circulated as legal tender for private debts in Massachusetts until 1661 and was used as money in New York as late as 1701.

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贝壳数珠在马萨诸塞作为法定货币用来清偿私人债务一直流通到1661年，在纽约作为货币使用知道1701年。

Wampum circulated as legal tender for private debts in Massachusetts until 1661 and was used as money in New York as late as 1701.

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