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Good Money : Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775 - 1821. バーミンガムのボタン製造業者、王立造幣局、 近代硬貨鋳造の開始 1775～1821年
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| 著者・編者 | Selgin, George, |
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| 出版社 | (U. Michigan Pr., US) |
| 出版年月 | 2008 |
| ページ数 | 345 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜555-562 557-562＞ |
解説
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.