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From: Donna Przecha <>
Subject: Old money
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 15:56:50 -0800


What is the correct way to write old money? Is £18.8.3 correct? I like
putting s and d for shillings and pence as I think it is a little clearer
to (American) non-genealogy people. Is it possible to combine £ s & d.
£18.8s.3d didn't look quite right.

I have been looking at a couple of inventories from the 1600s. It is
interesting that some of the most valuable items seems to be feather beds.
In one inventory the feather bed with all its belongings (apparently
covers, pillows, coverlet, curtains - and probably a frame) was worth £6
whereas six horses were worth £30. In other words, a bed was worth more
than a horse.

Donna Przecha

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