Pennsylvania pound
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pennsylvania-pound-247-3910379
title:
Pennsylvania pound
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The pound was the currency of Pennsylvania until 1793. It was created as a response to the global economic downturn caused by the collapse of the South Sea Company. Initially, sterling and certain foreign coins circulated, supplemented from 1723 by local paper money, colonial scrip. Although these notes were denominated in £sd, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 Pennsylvanian shilling equalling 9d sterling. The Pennsylvania Pound was first conceived by Francis Rawle, who can be rightly c
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_pound
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2023-09-05T07:39:13Z
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