Because, in the time of Richard I, money coined in the east part of Germany came in special request in England, on account of its purity, and was called Easterling money as all the inhabitants of this parts were called Easterlings; and soon after some of the people skilled in coining were sent for to London to bring the coin to perfection which was soon called sterling from Easterling.
– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday March 19, 1863
– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday March 19, 1863
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