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[edit] Premium of coins in New France
There's a disagreement between two sources as to the premium at which coins circulated in New France. [1] says that it was 1⁄8 between 1664 and 1680, then 1⁄3 between 1680 and 1717. [2] says "The French Colonial Livre traded at a 20% premium from July 18, 1654 until October 7, 1661, at a 33.3% premium until March 2, 1662, and a 50% premium thereafter." I've gone with the first reference as I'm guessing that a booklet produced by the Bank of Canada may be more authoratative but it would be nice to be sure. Does anyone have corroborative information, one way or the other?
Dove1950 (talk) 23:36, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
