18th cent finance: consols

Dave Postles (pot@leicester.ac.uk)
Fri, 10 Nov 1995 08:17:57 +0000

From: "joanne w. lafler" <jwlafler@netcom.com>

Does anyone know about 4 percent consols in the second half of the 18th
century? It is my understanding that consols stood at 3 percent
throughout that period, yet I have a document-- an English will from the
1770s-- that refers to investments both at 3 percent and 4 percent. Can
someone shed some light on this, and/or give me a reference to consult?

Thanks,

Joanne Lafler

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