That coin was all that was left of his father's earthly wealth. The infamous pirate James Sterling wore a Piece of eight around his neck. When the pirate Ragetti lost his right eye, he received 300 pieces of eight as a compensation. Sao Feng holds Barbossa's piece of eight. When the First Brethren Court met to bind Calypso, the Pirate Lords intended to use nine pieces of eight to do that, but they were too short on money, so they used whatever they had in their pockets at the time. The term peso was used in Spanish to refer to this denomination. Except for the gold Doubloon, the piece of eight was the most valuable currency in the New World during the Age of Piracy.
It was widely used in Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. The purpose of the piece of eight was to correspond to the German thaler. "Neptune’s nightgown, love! You can't go flashing that much money here! This is Shipwreck City! Are you mad?" ― Esmeralda and Jack Sparrow
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