In 1888, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Joachim Goschen, converted the Consolidated 3% Annuities, along with Reduced 3% Annuities (issued in 1752) and New 3% Annuities (1855), into a new bond, 2% Consolidated Stock, under the National Debt (Conversion) Act 1888 (Goschen's Conversion).