On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 03:09:19PM +0100, Joel Bernstein wrote: > On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 07:01:29AM -0700, Dave Cross wrote: > > > > From: Andy Mendelsohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 6/26/03 1:26:15 PM > > > > >On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote: > > > > > >> A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains > > > > >> 12 pennies. > > > > > > Sorry to correct you Dave, but i think you'll find a quid is > > > made of of 20 bob. > > > > "Bob" and "shilling" are (as Andy knows well) two names for the > > same thing. > > Yes, two tanners. > > > > I have, however, just remembered that I missed out a couple of > > important amounts: > > > > A crown = 5 shillings (5 bob) = 60 pence > > Half a crown = 2 and a half shillings = 30 pence > > There must be others...
I don't think dave mentioned the Florin (2 shillings) or the Farthing (1/4 penny). Then there's the tuppeny bit, the thruppeny bit and the sixpence which were all coins in general circulation. andrew -- Taurus: (April. 20 - May 20) You've long said that if the love of dozens of nurses is a crime, you are guilty. Now, however, it's time to get your opinion on their brutal murders.
