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  1. Fiat Paper Money: The History and Evolution of Our Currency by Ralph T. Foster, 2008
  2. Straining at the Anchor: The Argentine Currency Board and the Search for Macroeconomic Stability, 1880-1935 (National Bureau of Economic Research Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Dev) by Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor, 2001-12-01
  3. An analysis of the credit controls of the Second Bank of the United States: Including a brief history of American currency and banking leading up to the ... (Dissertations in American economic history) by Roy Douglas Womack, 1978
  4. Islamic History Through Coins: An Analysis and Catalogue of Tenth-Century Ikhshidid Coinage by Jere L. Bacharach, 2006-06-30
  5. Coins and Currency: An Historical Encyclopedia by Mary Ellen Snodgrass, 2007-06-30
  6. History of Scottish Seals From the Eleventh to the Seventeenth Century (Volume 1); The Royal Seals of Scotland by Walter de Gray Birch, 2010-09-05
  7. A Pocketful of History: Four Hundred Years of America-One State Quarter at a Time by Jim Noles, 2009-05-26
  8. Chinese Coins: Money in History and Society (Arts of China) by Liuliang Yu, Hong Yu, 2004-04-01
  9. The Crisis Of 1907 In The Light Of History: Introduction To The Currency Problem And The Present Financial Situation (1908) by Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman, 2010-05-23
  10. History of the Monetary Legislation and of the Currency System of the United States: Embracing Rare and Invaluable Documents ... To Which is Added a Speech on Our Currency System [ 1896 ] by Robert E. Preston, 2009-08-10
  11. History Of The National Bank Currency (1910) by Alexander Dana Noyes, 2010-09-10
  12. The History of Japanese Paper Currency (1868-1890): -1903 by Masayoshi Takaki, 2009-07-24
  13. The History Of Japanese Paper Currency, 1868-1890 by Masayoshi Takaki, 2010-09-10
  14. Money of the World: Coins That Made History

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62. Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia - History Of Currency Counting
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William E. Jones swung open the double doors of 406-408 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia one morning in 1914, admitting not only the brisk autumn air but a new era in banking as well. It was November 14th, the first day of business for the bankers' bank, the Federal Reserve System. That morning, as Jones politely answered the questions of curious passersby, twelve Federal Reserve Banks opened around the country. Their responsibilities included the establishment of a flexible supply of currency for banks and the control of the quality of cash in circulation. The need for a central bank became clear during the Bank Panic of 1907, when cash reserves fell perilously low as a result of banks' over investment in common stocks. The public lost faith in the banking system, businesses began to insist on cash payment, and a recession had developed. By 1912, a Congressional commission concluded that a central bank, separate from the federal government and administered by banks, was needed. A dozen geographic Districts were created, each served by a Federal Reserve Bank in the region. In Philadelphia, where the Third District is based, the Federal Reserve Bank grew rapidly. Initially, the Fed had 24 employees and four officers and borrowed extra staff as needed from a local typewriter company. By 1918, it had grown to 419 employees and 11 officers, necessitating a move to new facilities at 925 Chestnut Street.

63. MedHist: UK's Gateway To Resources For The History Of Medicine
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64. Utah History To Go - Coins And Currency
COINS AND currency Leonard J. Arrington Utah history Encyclopedia.Until the Civil War, the United States had no national currency
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Utah History Encyclopedia Until the Civil War, the United States had no national currency, and most of the coins in circulation were privately minted. In order to provide a satisfactory circulating medium for the early settlers of Utah, Brigham Young and his associates in the LDS Church established a church mint in 1848, and also placed in circulation paper money backed by the treasury and officials of the LDS Church. Coins were minted in 1849, 1850, and 1860; currency with Brigham Young's signature was placed in circulation in 1848, 1850, and 1858. Crucibles for minting were brought to the territory in September 1849, and the church mint was ready to resume operations. Dies were prepared for $2.50, $5.00, and $20.00 gold pieces to supplement the $10.00 dies made in late 1848. There was a slight change in the new design. The words "Pure Gold" were represented by the initials P.G. and the letters G.S.L.C. (for Great Salt Lake City) were added. The new coinage began in September 1849 and continued into 1851. Approximately $70,000 in
gold pieces, mostly in the lower denominations, were coined, some on church account, but mostly on private account. The coins were at first minted without any alloy, but later a small percentage of silver was added to increase hardness.

65. A Guide To Kuwait Currency Through History
Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait CRSK. A Guide to Kuwait CurrencyThrough history. Prepared by, Adel Mohammad AlAbdulmoghni. No. of pages, 76.
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66. A History Of Fractional Currency- Part One, Introduction And First Issue
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67. A History Of Fractional Currency- Part Five, Fifth Issue
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(Originally Published in "The Centinel, Official Publication of the Central States Numismatic Society," Volume 28, Number 3, Fall 1980. Reprinted with permission of the authors.

68. BBC - History - Decimal Currency And The European Community 1971 - 73
Victorians 1837 1900. The Early 20th Century 1901 - 1944. Post WW11 1945- 2002. Post WW11. Decimal currency and the European Community 1971 - 73.
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69. State History, Old Currency, Topics Of May 5 Gathering
NEWS For immediate use, March 30, 2001 No. 159. State history, oldcurrency, topics of May 5 gathering. By EMILY CRAMER. UNC News Services.
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70. Sterling : The History Of A Currency
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"Like an underground stream which rarely comes to the surface but which nevertheless irrigates the countryside through which it flows, sterling runs through British history, from the Conquest up to the present day." With this passage, Nicholas Mayhew begins his fascinating look at one of the world's most storied, influential currencies. Sterling: The History of a Currency is both an absorbing account of the global impact of currency throughout the second millennium and an entertaining primer in financial history and theory. Mayhew traces the path of sterling from its genesis around 1080, during the rule of William the Conqueror, through latter-day struggles to hold its own amidst the global retreat from precious metals standards and the still-developing Euro. Tales of laborers and merchants interweave with those of knights and kings to reveal the social fabric of European society in 1500. Passages from Adam Smith's 1776 classic The Wealth of Nations outline early but fundamental principles of banking. The dramatic increase in the early nineteenth-century supply of sterling, accompanied by its equally dramatic fall in value, is explored, and the evolution of money from silver and gold through paper, plastic, and electronic impulses is contrasted with social movements that have changed our need for, and relationship with, money.

71. Sterling : The History Of A Currency
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72. ICSN - History/Artifacts - Early Currency
Early Igbo currency. Manilla. Manillas entered the local economies asa form of currency and were a highly profitable item of trade.
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Historically a variety of objects that have been used across Africa to facilitate trade and measure wealth. Although cowrie shells, aggrey beads, ivory and cloth have served historically as currency, metals have also been used from the earliest times. Some pre-coinage currencies used for goods and services include:
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Manillas entered the local economies as a form of currency and were a highly profitable item of trade. They circulated West Africa from the end of the 15th century to 1948. They were originally made of copper or brass and later composed of a mixture of other metals. Copper and brass manillas were heavy open bracelets shaped like house shoes, with bulbous ends. The quality of their ringing sound and the amount of "flash," or excess metal extruded at the joints of the mold, helped determine their value. The small manillas with flared ends were manufactured in Birmingham, England, for export to Africa. Larger examples, called king, queen or prince manillas, were status symbols and more a store of value than currency. The queen manilla shown here was worth about 75 small ones. During the mid 1500, Portuguese seamen were reported to have paid about 50 manillas for an ounce of gold.
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Bracelets, that were cast or hammered from copper had little circulation and were never used in connection with routine transactions. Instead, they served as reservoirs of wealth in a form that was easy to store and transport. This storage function is best illustrated in the very heavy bracelets of the South-Eastern Nigeria region. To create some of these bracelets, the artists poured molten metal directly into a cast in the ground called a puddle mold. As the metal cooled, it was wrapped into a circular shape and often even fitted directly to the wearer's body. Representing stored family wealth; these ornaments were usually large and heavy and were worn by people of high status throughout Igboland. Aside from their intrinsic value, they were also valued for their artistry.

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75. A Brief History Of British Currency
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77. Coins & Currency - The History Of United States Coinage - Books-CoinsBBM-130
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78. Currency Rate History
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79. U.S. Money History
US Money history. 1775 Continental currency American colonists issued papercurrency for the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary War.
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In the early days of this nation, before and just after the American Revolution , Americans used English, Spanish, and French currencies. The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the colonies that would later form the United States.
1775: Continental Currency 1781: The Nation's First Bank 1785: The Dollar
The Continental Congress adopted the dollar as the unit for national currency. At that time, private bank-note companies printed a variety of notes. After adoption of the Constitution in 1789, Congress chartered the First Bank of the United States and authorized it to issue paper bank notes to eliminate confusion and simplify trade. The bank served as the U.S. Treasury's fiscal agent, thus performing the first central bank functions.
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80. Explaining Currency: New Zealand's Bank Notes And Coins
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Before the first Europeans arrived in New Zealand, Maori did not use currency. Items of value were traded by barter. When Europeans first settled here, Maori and Pakeha traded in this way as well, until coins started to appear around the 1830s. European colonists brought with them a variety of coins - mostly British, but some French, Dutch and other currencies as well - and started using them for buying things. There weren't many bank notes around at that time, generally because the notes were of higher value than were needed for transactions. Early bank notes were issued by individual banks and payable only by those banks. At first, there were few printing facilities in New Zealand, so the durability of coins was a real advantage. In 1849, William Hobson, New Zealand's first Governor, proclaimed that British laws should apply to New Zealand and currency became subject to the Imperial Coinage Act of 1816. Because of this Act, coins in use became legal tender. Due to a shortage of coins in 1857 and especially copper coins, 48 traders throughout New Zealand (mostly retailers such as merchants, grocers, drapers and milliners) decided to issue their own penny and halfpenny tokens, some of which circulated until 1881. Tokens were profitable for the traders because the cost of producing them was well below their face value and many were never cashed in because they were easy to lose. They were a good source of advertising too, as each token carried the business's name.

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