The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896

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

Shaw, William Arthur

Money -- History

+---------+-----------+---------------+----------------+
  |  Year.  |   Gold.   |    Silver.    | Council Bills. |
  +---------+-----------+---------------+----------------+
  | 1835-6  |  £329,918 |  £1,611,896   |   £2,045,254   |
  | 1836-7  |   419,724 |   1,338,882   |    2,042,232   |
  | 1837-8  |   430,870 |   1,966,944   |    1,706,184   |
  | 1838-9  |   258,925 |   2,645,130   |    2,346,592   |
  | 1839-40 |   226,643 |   1,650,471   |    1,439,525   |
  | 1840-1  |   137,312 |   1,401,670   |    1,174,450   |
  | 1841-2  |   165,623 |   1,283,228   |    2,589,283   |
  | 1842-3  |   211,161 |   2,952,445   |    1,197,438   |
  | 1843-4  |   406,523 |   3,695,442   |    2,801,731   |
  | 1844-5  |   710,100 |   1,988,561   |    2,516,951   |
  | 1845-6  |   544,476 |     932,490   |    3,065,709   |
  | 1846-7  |   846,949 |   1,378,249   |    3,097,042   |
  | 1847-8  | 1,039,116 |  (_-491,191_) |    1,541,804   |
  | 1848-9  | 1,348,918 |     313,904   |    1,889,195   |
  | 1849-50 | 1,116,993 |   1,273,607   |    2,935,118   |
  | 1850-1  | 1,153,294 |   2,117,225   |    3,236,458   |
  | 1851-2  | 1,267,613 |   2,865,357   |    2,777,523   |
  | 1852-3  | 1,172,301 |   4,605,024   |    3,317,122   |
  | 1853-4  | 1,061,443 |   2,305,744   |    3,850,565   |
  | 1854-5  |   731,290 |      29,600   |    3,669,678   |
  | 1855-6  | 2,506,245 |   8,194,375   |    1,484,040   |
  | 1856-7  | 2,091,214 |  11,073,247   |    2,819,711   |
  | 1857-8  | 2,783,073 |  12,218,948   |      628,499   |
  | 1858-9  | 4,426,453 |   7,728,342   |       25,901   |
  | 1859-60 | 4,284,234 |  11,147,563   |        4,694   |
  | 1860-1  | 4,232,569 |   5,328,009   |          797   |
  | 1861-2  | 5,184,425 |   9,086,456   |    1,193,729   |
  | 1862-3  | 6,848,159 |  12,550,155   |    6,641,576   |
  | 1863-4  | 8,898,306 |  12,796,719   |    8,979,521   |
  | 1864-5  | 9,839,964 |  10,078,798   |    6,789,473   |
  | 1865-6  | 5,724,476 |  18,668,673   |    6,998,899   |
  | 1866-7  | 3,842,328 |   6,963,074   |    5,613,746   |
  | 1867-8  | 4,609,467 |   5,593,961   |    4,137,285   |
  | 1868-9  | 5,159,352 |   8,601,022   |    3,705,741   |
  | 1869-70 | 5,592,117 |   7,320,337   |    6,980,122   |
  | 1870-1  | 2,282,121 |     941,937   |    8,443,509   |
  | 1871-2  | 3,565,344 |   6,512,827   |   10,310,339   |
  | 1872-3  | 2,543,362 |     704,644   |   13,939,095   |
  | 1873-4  | 1,382,638 |   2,451,383   |   13,285,678   |
  | 1874-5  | 1,873,535 |   4,642,202   |   10,841,615   |
  +---------+-----------+---------------+----------------+

_NET_ IMPORT OF SILVER AND MINTING OF _NEW_ SILVER, 1870-92

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The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896Shaw, William Arthur

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The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896

Shaw, William Arthur

Money -- History

+---------+-----------+---------------+----------------+
  |  Year.  |   Gold.   |    Silver.    | Council Bills. |
  +---------+-----------+---------------+----------------+
  | 1835-6  |  £329,918 |  £1,611,896   |   £2,045,254   |
  | 1836-7  |   419,724 |   1,338,882   |    2,042,232   |
  | 1837-8  |   430,870 |   1,966,944   |    1,706,184   |
  | 1838-9  |   258,925 |   2,645,130   |    2,346,592   |
  | 1839-40 |   226,643 |   1,650,471   |    1,439,525   |
  | 1840-1  |   137,312 |   1,401,670   |    1,174,450   |
  | 1841-2  |   165,623 |   1,283,228   |    2,589,283   |
  | 1842-3  |   211,161 |   2,952,445   |    1,197,438   |
  | 1843-4  |   406,523 |   3,695,442   |    2,801,731   |
  | 1844-5  |   710,100 |   1,988,561   |    2,516,951   |
  | 1845-6  |   544,476 |     932,490   |    3,065,709   |
  | 1846-7  |   846,949 |   1,378,249   |    3,097,042   |
  | 1847-8  | 1,039,116 |  (_-491,191_) |    1,541,804   |
  | 1848-9  | 1,348,918 |     313,904   |    1,889,195   |
  | 1849-50 | 1,116,993 |   1,273,607   |    2,935,118   |
  | 1850-1  | 1,153,294 |   2,117,225   |    3,236,458   |
  | 1851-2  | 1,267,613 |   2,865,357   |    2,777,523   |
  | 1852-3  | 1,172,301 |   4,605,024   |    3,317,122   |
  | 1853-4  | 1,061,443 |   2,305,744   |    3,850,565   |
  | 1854-5  |   731,290 |      29,600   |    3,669,678   |
  | 1855-6  | 2,506,245 |   8,194,375   |    1,484,040   |
  | 1856-7  | 2,091,214 |  11,073,247   |    2,819,711   |
  | 1857-8  | 2,783,073 |  12,218,948   |      628,499   |
  | 1858-9  | 4,426,453 |   7,728,342   |       25,901   |
  | 1859-60 | 4,284,234 |  11,147,563   |        4,694   |
  | 1860-1  | 4,232,569 |   5,328,009   |          797   |
  | 1861-2  | 5,184,425 |   9,086,456   |    1,193,729   |
  | 1862-3  | 6,848,159 |  12,550,155   |    6,641,576   |
  | 1863-4  | 8,898,306 |  12,796,719   |    8,979,521   |
  | 1864-5  | 9,839,964 |  10,078,798   |    6,789,473   |
  | 1865-6  | 5,724,476 |  18,668,673   |    6,998,899   |
  | 1866-7  | 3,842,328 |   6,963,074   |    5,613,746   |
  | 1867-8  | 4,609,467 |   5,593,961   |    4,137,285   |
  | 1868-9  | 5,159,352 |   8,601,022   |    3,705,741   |
  | 1869-70 | 5,592,117 |   7,320,337   |    6,980,122   |
  | 1870-1  | 2,282,121 |     941,937   |    8,443,509   |
  | 1871-2  | 3,565,344 |   6,512,827   |   10,310,339   |
  | 1872-3  | 2,543,362 |     704,644   |   13,939,095   |
  | 1873-4  | 1,382,638 |   2,451,383   |   13,285,678   |
  | 1874-5  | 1,873,535 |   4,642,202   |   10,841,615   |
  +---------+-----------+---------------+----------------+

_NET_ IMPORT OF SILVER AND MINTING OF _NEW_ SILVER, 1870-92

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896

The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896

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