The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896

Name: The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896
Author: Shaw, William Arthur

Shaw, William Arthur

Money -- History

|  1813    |  16.25  |
  |  1814    |  15.04  |
  |  1815    |  15.26  |
  |  1816    |  15.28  |
  |  1817    |  15.11  |
  |  1818    |  15.35  |
  |  1819    |  15.33  |
  |  1820    |  15.62  |
  |  1821    |  15.95  |
  |  1822    |  15.80  |
  |  1823    |  15.84  |
  |  1824    |  15.82  |
  |  1825    |  15.70  |
  |  1826    |  15.76  |
  |  1827    |  15.74  |
  |  1828-9  |  15.78  |
  |  1830    |  15.82  |
  |  1831    |  15.72  |
  |  1832    |  15.73  |
  +----------+---------+

[Sidenote: STATEMENT OF THE RATIO, 1660-1893]

  +---------+------------+--------++---------+------------+--------+
  |         |  Price of  |        ||         |  Price of  |        |
  |  Year.  |Silver Pence| Ratio. ||  Year.  |Silver Pence| Ratio. |
  |         |   per Oz.  |        ||         |  per Oz.   |        |
  +---------+------------+--------++---------+------------+--------+
  |  1833   |  59-3/16   | 15.93  ||  1864   |  61-3/8    | 15.37  |
  |  1834   |  59-15/16  | 15.73  ||  1865   |  61-1/16   | 15.44  |
  |  1835   |  59-11/16  | 15.80  ||  1866   |  61-1/8    | 15.43  |
  |  1836   |  60        | 15.72  ||  1867   |  60-9/16   | 15.57  |
  |  1837   |  59-9/16   | 15.83  ||  1868   |  60-1/2    | 15.59  |
  |  1838   |  59-1/2    | 15.85  ||  1869   |  60-7/16   | 15.60  |
  | 1839-40 |  60-3/8    | 15.62  ||  1870   |  60-9/16   | 15.57  |
  |  1841   |  60-1/16   | 15.70  ||  1871   |  60-8/16   | 15.57  |
  |  1842   |  59-7/16   | 15.87  ||  1872   |  60-1/4    | 15.65  |
  |  1843   |  59-3/16   | 15.93  ||  1873   |  59-1/4    | 15.92  |
  |  1844   |  59-1/2    | 15.85  ||  1874   |  58-5/16   | 16.17  |
  |  1845   |  59-1/4    | 15.92  ||  1875   |  56-3/4    | 16.62  |
  |  1846   |  59-5/16   | 15.90  ||  1876   |  53-1/16   | 17.77  |
  |  1847   |  59-11/16  | 15.80  ||  1877   |  54-3/4    | 17.22  |
  |  1848   |  59-1/2    | 15.85  ||  1878   |  52-5/8    | 17.92  |
  |  1849   |  59-3/4    | 15.78  ||  1879   |  51-1/4    | 18.39  |
  |  1850   |  60-1/16   | 15.70  ||  1880   |  52-1/4    | 18.04  |
  |  1851   |  61        | 15.46  ||  1881   |  51-11/16  | 18.24  |
  |  1852   |  60-1/2    | 15.59  ||  1882   |  51-5/8    | 18.25  |
  |  1853   |  61-1/2    | 15.33  ||  1883   |  50-9/16   | 18.65  |
  |  1854   |  61-1/2    | 15.33  ||  1884   |  50-5/8    | 18.63  |
  |  1855   |  61-5/16   | 15.38  ||  1885   |  48-5/8    | 19.39  |
  |  1856   |  61-5/16   | 15.38  ||  1886   |  45-3/8    | 20.73  |
  |  1857   |  61-3/4    | 15.27  ||  1887   |  44-5/8    | 21.13  |
  |  1858   |  61-5/16   | 15.38  ||  1888   |  42-7/8    | 21.99  |
  |  1859   |  62-1/16   | 15.19  ||  1889   |  42-11/16  | 22.09  |
  |  1860   |  61-11/16  | 15.29  ||  1890   |  47-11/16  | 19.17  |
  |  1861   |  60-13/16  | 15.26  ||  1891   |  45-1/16   | 20.92  |
  |  1862   |  61-7/16   | 15.35  ||  1892   |  39-3/4    | 23.74  |
  |  1863   |  61-3/8    | 15.37  ||  1893   |  35-9/16   | 26.49  |

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