1690 - First paper money issued in Colony of Massachusetts. The Colony of Massachusetts had already established a mint in 1652, producing its currency - the Massachusetts Pound. The colony was previously facing a shortage of hard currency and the currency was similar to the British pound sterling at the time, with a pound being …
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