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Originally Posted by steeljack
bit of a wander , maybe should be a new thread , Maybe I'm wrong but I think one thing about the "old" money, weights and measures systems was they stimulated a childs brain a bit more than everything being based on 10. No proof to back it up , just a general observation over time
anyone agree/disagree ?
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This crossed my mind too .... it might take a little more mental effort to figure how many half crowns there are in a pound, than working out how many quarters are in a dollar. I remember some of the arithmetic questions, like adding one pound eleven shillings and three pence three farthings to seventeen and a half guineas
