This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX. A Abrasion of coins, 82,155, 162. Aes, 40, 44, 50; rude, 52; grave, 90. African Barter Company, 2. African money, 92. Agent banks, 254. Agio, 71,196. Alternative standard, 135. Aluminium, 129. American money (see United States). Amsterdam, banks of, 196, 216, 249. Aristotle on money, 87. As, 22, 89. Assignats, 198, 223, 227, 241. Australian sovereigns, 152. Austrian money, 124,134,148. Austro-Hungarian money, 146,158. B Babbage, Charles, 262. Bagehot. Walter, 91, 316. Bankers' bank, 253, 286. cheques, 237. competition of, 305. Bankers' Magazine, 317. Bank money, 196. Bank notes, 234; weight of, 198. Bank of England, 109, 112, 217; monopoly of coinage, 115; sup- plies silver coin, 115; bullion office, 207; bank notes, 210, 307; in 1839, 311; bankers' de- posits, 316. Bank of France, 226, 331. Bank Charter Act, 114, 217, 220, 312. Bank shares, speculation in, 205. Bank system, single, 247; complex, 250; branch, 252; agency, 254. Barter, 1, 6, 8, 75, 186; restoration of, 282. Belgium, money of, 48,102, 128. Bernardakis, M., 192,194. Billon, 123. Bills of exchange, 187, 239, 293; history of, 294; trade in, 295. Bills of lading, 202. Binary system, 179. Book credit, 246. Boulton and Watt, 118,121. letter of, 64. Branch banks, number of, 252. Brazil, money of, 145. Bronze coin, 125; French, 73; English, 108, 126, 161; stagna- tion of, 129; penny, 122. Buenos Ayres, paper money of, 229. Bullion report, 225. trade of Bank of England in, 114. Burmah, money of, 43, 88. Byzantine money, 28,191. C Cacao nuts as money, 26, 32. Canadian money, 72. Capital, derivation of name, 23 Carthaginian money, 193. Cash, Chinese money, 57, 64, 89; ambiguity of word, 244, 317; proportion of, in payments, 279. Cattle as currency, 22. Cent. 184. Centime...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX.
