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Originally Posted by West Ender
Jaysay, I'm not Margaret. 
Oh, I make the sum £19/18/9 3/4 - this is after 2 large glasses of red wine so may be rubbish. |
Correct £19-18s-9d and 3/4d.
and 8 1/2 dollars [[2s-6d] made £1
10 florins = £1
20s = £1
40 tanners £1
80 3d bits =£1.
240d == £1
480 1/2d == £1
I still reckon up thinks in old value
like some loafs of bread are now near 25 bob, my gran used to feed 5 for a week on not much more.
Now for the cruncher how much were a groat
Retlaw.