Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, The Royal Mint, And The Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 - Couverture rigide

Selgin, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0472116312 ISBN 13 : 9780472116317

Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book looks at private enterprise and the foundation of modern coinage."Good Money" tells the fascinating story of British manufacturers' challenge to the Crown's monopoly on coinage. In the 1780s, when the Industrial Revolution was gathering momentum, the Royal Mint failed to produce enough small-denomination coinage for factory owners to pay their workers. As the currency shortage threatened to derail industrial progress, manufacturers began to mint custom-made coins, called 'tradesman's tokens'. Rapidly gaining wide acceptance, these tokens served as the nation's most popular currency for wages and retail sales until 1821, when the Crown outlawed all moneys except its own.Historian George Selgin presents a lively tale of enterprising manufacturers, technological innovations, and struggles over the right to coin legal money.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

George Selgin is Professor of Economics in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of Michigan Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0472116312
• ISBN 13: 9780472116317
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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