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From: "Sally Rolls Pavia" <>
Subject: English money .. from the Bunker ailing List
Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 06:52:38 -0700

£ = pound I know

S = 20 shillings is a pound

p = 12 pennies to a schilling

d = old designation for pennies

The "d" is the old designation for pennies. The "p" is the new designation.
There were 20 shillings to the pound, 12 pennies to a shilling (hence the
sixpence, threepence [thruppence], twopence [tuppence], and half penny
[pronounced hape-ney]. There were also Crowns (two and a half shillings,
or 30 pennies), and half-Crowns (15 pennies). A Guinea was a pound plus
one shilling. Clothing and lots of other items were frequently priced in
guineas, that pricing system being considered quite posh. One had to be very
careful or would end up spending more than planned.

Unfortunately, first the Common Market, then the European Union came
along and changed everything. Granted, the decimal system is easier to
figure in a hurry, but not nearly as much fun!

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