TheYork ratingwas a valuation of theSpanish dollarin the£sdaccounting system. It set the dollar equal to 8shillings(1real= 1 shilling). The rating was named after thecolony of New Yorkwhere it was adopted (seeNew York pound). It was also used inUpper CanadabyUnited Empire Loyalistsfollowing theAmerican War of Independence(seeCanadian dollar).
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