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10/–Colonial currency from South Carolina (April 10, 1778). | |
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Thepound was the currency ofSouth Carolina until 1793. Initially,Pound sterling circulated, supplemented from 1703 by local paper money.[1] Although these notes were denominated in£sd, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 South Carolina shilling = 8d sterling. The first issues were known asProclamation Money. They were replaced by theLawful Money issue in 1748, with 1 Lawful shilling =4+2⁄3 Proclamation shillings.
The State of South Carolina issuedContinental currency denominated in£sd andSpanish dollars with 1 dollar =32+1⁄2 shillings (8 dollars = 13 pounds). The continental currency was replaced by theU.S. dollar at a rate of 1000 continental dollars = 1 U.S. dollar.
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