N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-5: Proper money

5. a. The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made is the proper money of the claim for payment.

b. If the parties to a transaction have not otherwise agreed, the proper money of the claim, as in each case may be appropriate, is the money:

(1) regularly used between the parties as a matter of usage or course of dealing;

(2) used at the time of a transaction in international trade, by trade usage or common practice, for valuing or settling transactions in the particular commodity or service involved; or

(3) in which the loss was ultimately felt or will be incurred by the party claimant.

L.1993,c.317,s.5.