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The value of the dollar continued to be set by reference to the British sovereign and the American eagle, at the rate of 4.8666 Canadian dollars equal to £1, and ten Canadian dollars equal to the ten-dollar American eagle, the same rates as set in the 1853 Province of Canada legislation.
A History of the CANADIAN DOLLAR The history of Canada’s money provides a unique perspective from which to view the growth and development of the Canadian economy and Canada as a nation. Author James Powell traces the evolution of Canadian money from its pre-colonial origins to the present day, highlighting the
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Feb 7, 2006 · History of the Canadian Dollar. Many currencies were exchanged in what is now Canada before the centralization of the Canadian dollar. In 1858, the decimal-based dollar replaced the Canadian pound, which was divided into shillings and pence.
Historically, the Canadian Dollar reached an all time high of 1.62 in January of 2002. Canadian Dollar - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on June 5 of 2024. The USDCAD increased 0.0046 or 0.34% to 1.3675 on Wednesday June 5 from 1.3629 in the previous trading session.
The Canadian dollar traded at a record high of US$2.78 in terms of American greenbacks on July 11, 1864, since the latter was inconvertible paper currency. However, the Canadian dollar remained close to par or 1:1 versus the gold or silver US dollar of the time.
September 1939 to September 1945: World War II. July 1946: Canada repegs dollar at parity. September 1949: Canada devalues. September 1950: Canada floats. December 1951: Exchange controls end. May 1962: Canada fixes. May 1970: Canada floats.
The Canadian dollar spent much of 1953 to 1960 in the $1.02 to $1.06 (US) range. It topped out at $1.0614 (US) on August 20, 1957. Until 2007 this was considered the modern-day peak for the Canadian dollar versus the US currency.
