Piracy wasn't just a way of life, it was a business. Use this page to collect details, photos, information, and trivia about the treasure that made the pirate's world go round.

Currency	What it looks like
Doubloons This was the most valuable coin of the pirate realm: A coin minted by the Spanish, it was worth about 7 weeks of pay for an average sailor. To provide a sense of relative value: one doubloon was worth roughly seven weeks' pay for the average sailor; two pieces of eight could get you a cow.
Pieces of eight The Spanish minted silver into "pesos" called pieces of eight (each worth eight reales, another early type of Spanish coin). Two of these shiny coins could buy you a cow..
Gold Add details, stories, speculation about pirate gold.
Silver
Amethyst
Ruby
Emerald
Sapphire
Garnet
Maps	Detailed charts of the Caribbean were often the most valuable currency a pirate had, and could be stolen and traded as currency!

Pirates and Money

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