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Prince Edward Island pound of account

Prince Edward Island pound of account: a historical unit of account.

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Prince Edward Island used a £150-local-to-£100-sterling reporting par in 1848; sterling rents had a separate rule. [1]

Prince Edward Island changed to decimal accounts during December 1871–February 1872, with its dollar equal to Canada’s. [2]

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  1. A. B. McCullough; Archivaria 16 (1983), pp.83–94 · Currency Conversion in British North America, 1760–1900 C306 ↗
  2. A. B. McCullough; Archivaria 16 (1983), pp.83–94 · Currency Conversion in British North America, 1760–1900 C307 ↗

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“Prince Edward Island pound of account.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000607.html

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