Which US state was the last to use the pound as official currency and when did they stop using it?

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Which US state was the last to use the pound as official currency and when did they stop using it?

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Last updated Mar 13 2023.
Originally posted Mar 12 2023 12:04 PM.

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Maryland in the early 1800s. The others all dropped it in 1793.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_pound

Mar 12 2023, 8:04 PM

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It looks like the last recorded use of pounds in Maryland was in 1816:

Maryland records show a gradual, but uneven, change in currency from "pounds" to "dollars." Montgomery County tax assessments in 1793, 1798, and 1804 were listed in pounds; in 1813, the currency changed to dollars. In the land records is a deed in 1801 giving the price in dollars; as late as 1816, there is a deed listing it in pounds.

http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=money

Which US state was the last to use the pound as official currency and when did they stop using it?

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