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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47
Money (Coin) in British Columbia
Money (Coin) in British Columbia.
- The sovereign current at 4 dollars 85 cents.
- The half-sovereign current 2 dollars 42½ cents.
- The half-crown current 62½ cents.
- The florin current 37½ cents.
- The shilling current 25 cents.
- The sixpence current 12½ cents.
- The threepenny-piece current 6 cents.
British money is not much used in British Columbia. Business is done, and accounts kept, in dollars and cents, and the coins principally used are United States coins, as follows:—
page 28Gold.
- 20 dollar piece
- 10 dollar piece
- 5 dollar piece
- 2½ dollar piece
Silver.
- 1 dollar piece
- ½ dollar piece
- ¼ dollar piece
- Dime (called a "bit").
The United States coins are more uniform in value in British Columbia than British coins, as the United States have a mint in California (which is close to the province).