March 6, 2012

UK, 1790-1830: Gold, Silver & Exchange Rates

Where British merchants paid in coin, a premium on contraband at Cartagena is assumed.  (Peso Exchange on Madrid is given for comparison.)


PoS Exchg Exchg
Exchg Exchg Exchg SPb £/руб SPb £/руб
Year Fine Ag $ Coin Ag $ Pesos
Roubles Roubles Roubles UK Exchg SPb Exchg
1789 £0.3100 £0.2583 £0.1459
£0.1814 £0.1302 £0.1410 £0.1345 руб 7.436
1790 £0.3100 £0.2583 £0.1448
£0.1814 £0.1302 £0.1410 £0.1367 руб 7.316
1791 £0.3037 £0.2531 £0.1492
£0.1777 £0.1135 £0.1229 £0.1173 руб 8.527
1792 £0.3250 £0.2708 £0.1543
£0.1901 £0.0969 £0.1208 £0.1097 руб 9.112
1793 £0.3150 £0.2625 £0.1425
£0.1843 £0.1031 £0.1021 £0.1018 руб 9.826
1794 £0.3050 £0.2542 £0.1267
£0.1784 £0.1156 £0.1188 £0.1181 руб 8.464
1795 £0.3100 £0.2583 £0.1227
£0.1814 £0.1281 £0.1208 £0.1235 руб 8.099
1796 £0.3175 £0.2646 £0.1205
£0.1857 £0.1302 £0.1313 £0.1318 руб 7.588
1797 £0.3000 £0.2500 £0.1042
£0.1755 £0.1240 £0.1208 £0.1214 руб 8.237
1798 £0.3000 £0.2500

£0.1755 £0.1063 £0.1042 £0.1061 руб 9.428
1799 £0.3275 £0.2729

£0.1916 £0.1115 £0.1083 £0.1090 руб 9.174
1800 £0.3450 £0.2875 £0.2250
£0.2018 £0.1188 £0.1188 £0.1197 руб 8.353
1801 £0.3526 £0.2938 £0.1636
£0.2063 £0.1229 £0.1250 £0.1230 руб 8.133
1802 £0.3300 £0.2750 £0.1560
£0.1877 £0.1266 £0.1229 £0.1258 руб 7.952
1803 £0.3300 £0.2750 £0.1514
£0.1877 £0.1422 £0.1438 £0.1418 руб 7.051
1804 £0.3200 £0.2667 £0.1452
£0.1820 £0.1323 £0.1323 £0.1334 руб 7.498
1805 £0.3400 £0.2833 £0.1374
£0.1970 £0.1313 £0.1333 £0.1298 руб 7.707
1806 £0.3238 £0.2698 £0.1492
£0.1876 £0.1219 £0.1250 £0.1250 руб 8.000
1807 £0.3275 £0.2729 £0.1624
£0.1897 £0.1058 £0.1000 £0.1135 руб 8.807
1808 £0.3226 £0.2688 £0.1740
£0.1869 £0.0970 £0.0917 £0.0875 руб 11.429
1809 £0.3250 £0.2708 £0.1798
£0.1883 £0.0838 £0.0792 £0.0833 руб 12.000
1810 £0.3425 £0.2854 £0.1834
£0.1984 £0.0639 £0.0604 £0.0583 руб 17.143
1811 £0.3600 £0.3000 £0.1916
£0.2086 £0.0639 £0.0604 £0.0583 руб 17.143
1812 £0.3962 £0.3302 £0.1799
£0.2295 £0.0806 £0.0750 £0.0750 руб 13.333
1813 £0.4200 £0.3500 £0.2146
£0.2433 £0.0651 £0.0625 £0.0667 руб 15.000
1814 £0.3275 £0.2729 £0.1926
£0.1897 £0.0521 £0.0500 £0.0542 руб 18.462
1815 £0.5626 £0.4688 £0.1683
£0.3260 £0.0456 £0.0438 £0.0452 руб 22.102
1816 £0.2900 £0.2417 £0.1445
£0.1680 £0.0434 £0.0417 £0.0415 руб 24.107
1817 £0.3200 £0.2667 £0.1474
£0.1625 £0.0499 £0.0479 £0.0465 руб 21.489
1818 £0.3250 £0.2708 £0.1688
£0.1667 £0.0521 £0.0500 £0.0497 руб 20.137
1819 £0.3226 £0.2688 £0.1564
£0.1640 £0.0477 £0.0458 £0.0455 руб 21.978
1820 £0.2975 £0.2479 £0.1448
£0.1615 £0.0434 £0.0417 £0.0410 руб 24.370
1821 £0.2912 £0.2427 £0.1500
£0.1581 £0.0412 £0.0396 £0.0396 руб 25.245
1822 £0.2881 £0.2401 £0.1527
£0.1564 £0.0434 £0.0417 £0.0408 руб 24.482
1823 £0.2862 £0.2385 £0.1557
£0.1553 £0.0456 £0.0438 £0.0400 руб 25.001
1824 £0.2887 £0.2406 £0.1518
£0.1567 £0.0412 £0.0396 £0.0396 руб 25.274
1825 £0.2944 £0.2453 £0.1524
£0.1598 £0.1108 £0.0428 £0.1063 руб 23.386
1826 £0.2893 £0.2411 £0.1464
£0.1570 £0.1189 £0.0396 £0.1141 руб 25.274
1827 £0.3156 £0.2630 £0.1428
£0.1713 £0.1089 £0.0425 £0.1045 руб 23.541
1828 £0.2891 £0.2409 £0.1498
£0.1569 £0.1042 £0.0433 £0.1000 руб 23.112
1829 £0.2869 £0.2391 £0.1520
£0.1557 £0.1042 £0.0444 £0.1000 руб 22.521
1830 £0.3250 £0.2708 £0.1499
£0.1764 £0.1040 £0.0441 £0.0998 руб 22.678


The 'Spanish Dollar,' minted in the UK at the standard 925/1000 purity:


Citation: A geographical and statistical display of the locality, relation, superficies, and population of each county, section, district, and colony of the British Empire etc. ; John Marshall (1833) pp. 46; 53



US Mint Director's data for London & Philadelphia: 1819-1822

Citation: The Register of Pennsylvania, Vol. 6 (July 1830) p.52





The Monthly magazine, Vol. 32 ; Sir Richard Phillips

August 1, 1811 issue:

Printed in September 1, 1811:

October 1811 bullion prices:


December 1, 1811: p.518

No comments:

Post a Comment