Marc,
I believe I have most of those, except a guinea, which I believe
never existed in currency or coinage. Only in the prices quoted for
fine English guns or Rolls Royces.
Jerry
Marc James Small wrote:
>
>
> 1 farthing = 1/4 pence
> 2 farthings = 1 halfpenny
> 2 halfpennies = 1 penny
> 3 pennies = 1 threepenny bit
> 2 threepenny bits = 1 sixpenny piece (known as a tanner)
> 2 sixpenny pieces = 1 shilling (known as a Bob)
> 2 shillings = 1 florin
> 2 shillings + sixpence = 1/2 crown
> 5 shillings = 1 crown
> 10 shillings = 1 ten shilling note
> 20 shillings = 1 pound note (known as a quid)
> 21 shillings = 1 guinea
>
> Just in case you guys were wondering! "An engineer is a man who can
> do for a bob what any bloody fool can do for a quid"
>
> Save this: there will be a test tomorrow at 10 AM EDT.
>
> Marc
>
> ---
> R
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