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This review is from: Money and Exchange in Europe and America, 1600-1775: A Handbook (Institute of Early American History and Culture) (Paperback)
In this must-have reference book for the economic historian, McCusker compiles an impressive amount of information on the major European currencies, units of account and relative values, and presents it a clear and straightforward fashion. Conversion tables, market values and stock exchange quotes make it extremely easy to obtain the information as needed. If a number or a series is all you want, you can go in and out of this book in seconds, taking with you everything you need. In my personal experience, I managed to convert prices in florins per Dutch pound to pence per British pound between 1690 and 1720 in a matter of minutes (and it involves six different weight, monetary and accounting conversions!). But the masterful accounts that accompany each chapter make it worth spending much more time on it.
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Money and Exchange in Europe and America, 1600-1775: A Handbook by John J. McCusker (Hardcover - June 1978)
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