Good Money

Good Money Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 - Independent Studies in Political Economy

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Publisher's Synopsis

This work looks at private enterprise and the foundation of modern coinage. It tells the story of British manufacturers' challenge to the Crown's monopoly on coinage and presents a tale of enterprising manufacturers, technological innovations, and struggles over the right to coin legal money.

Book information

ISBN: 9780472116317
Publisher: Independent Institute
Imprint: Independent Institute
Pub date:
DEWEY: 332.4043094109033
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 345
Weight: 732g
Height: 163mm
Width: 235mm
Spine width: 36mm