Over a nine-year period in the 16th century, King Henry VIII reduced the silver content of the British pound to

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Over a nine-year period in the 16th century, King Henry VIII reduced the silver content of the British pound to one-sixth its initial value. Why do you think he did so? What do you think happened to the use of pounds as a means of payment? If you held both the old and new pounds, which would you use first, and why?

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Money Banking and Financial Markets

ISBN: 978-0078021749

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Authors: Stephen Cecchetti, Kermit Schoenholtz

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Question Posted: October 02, 2014 07:54:26