The Silver Pound and England's Monetary Policy Since the Restoration: Together with the History of the GuineaMacmillan and Company, 1887 - 311 pages |
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Anti-Silver appears Appendix argument assayed authority Bank of England bullion century circulation coin Coinage of Silver Committee Conference of 1878 consideration coyned currency doctrine effect English established evidence existing exportation fact favour France Free Coinage Full-Legal-Tender full-weight Gold and Silver Gold Standard Gold-coin Government offices Gratuitous Coinage Gresham's law Guineas idea important John Locke Kingdom legal tender Legal-Tender Locke Lord Liverpool maintain Majesty Majesty's matter means measure of property metal monetary policy Monetary System Money-metals National Unit natural Newton observe opinion Outlawry of Silver Parliament passed payments piece Pound Sterling Pound Troy practical present principal measure principle quantity question ratio reader Realm Recoinage reference seigniorage shillings Silver and Gold Silver Bullion Silver Money Silver-coins Silver-price Sir Robert Peel Sir William Petty Standard of Value Standard Silver statute tion to-day trade Treasury Treatise weight words worth
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Page 70 - Yet it may well be doubted whether all the misery which had been inflicted on the English nation in a quarter of a century by bad Kings, bad Ministers, bad Parliaments, and bad Judges, was equal to the misery caused in a single year by bad crowns and bad shillings.
Page 305 - That it is necessary to maintain in the world the monetary functions of Silver as well as those of Gold...
Page 281 - Highness is further pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, and by and with the advice...
Page 173 - He was required to define wh«t he meant by the pound. His answer was, " I find it difficult to explain it, but every gentleman in England knows it." The committee repeated the question, and Mr. Smith answered, " It is something that has existed without variation in this country for eight hundred years — three hundred years before the introduction of gold.
Page 279 - An Act to provide for a new silver coinage, and to regulate the currency of the gold and silver coin of this realm.
Page 183 - That it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, with the Advice of Her Privy Council...
Page 308 - Considering that the declarations made by several of the delegates have been in the name of their governments; That these declarations all admit the expediency of taking various measures in concert, under reservation of the entire freedom of action of the different governments ; That there is ground for believing that an understanding may be established between the States which have taken part in the Conference ; But that it is expedient to suspend its meetings...
Page 305 - ... two metals, or of both simultaneously, should be governed by the special situation of each State or group of States.
Page 77 - Two metals, as gold and silver, cannot be the measure of commerce both together, in any country : because the measure of commerce must be perpetually the same, invariable, and keeping the same proportion of value in all its parts.
Page 279 - Augusta, daughter of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Regent of the United Kingdom...