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1795 Time Capsule Contained Alternative Currency To Combat British Rule
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flyup
on 09/01/2015, 16:40:10 UTC
The time capsule recently opened in Boston:

"One of the coins in the box, a Pine Tree Shilling, was minted in 1652 for the use of Massachusetts’ colonists, without the knowledge of the British monarchy."

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2015/01/06/history_of_time_capsules_boston_statehouse_time_capsule_opening.html

What seems new is really old- because it worked the first time.