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Blogs Liberty and Power Small Coins and Britain's Industrial Revolution

Aug 7, 2009

Small Coins and Britain's Industrial Revolution

by Liberty and Power

History News Network has just posted my review essay on George Selgin's excellent book, Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821.