Good money : Birmingham button makers, the Royal Mint, and the beginnings of modern coinage, 1775-1821 /
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| Author / Creator: | Selgin, George A., 1957- |
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| Imprint: | Oakland, Calif. : Independent Institute ; Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008. |
| Description: | xvii, 345 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Independent studies in political economy |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7256763 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 345 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-336) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780472116317 0472116312 |
