What was the system? I know that 1 Pound = 20 Shillings, but after that . . . I’m reading a lot of Dickens - seems that there were several ‘aggregate’ coins as well (guineas, crowns etc)
Anybody know the breakdown?
Hello mealypotatoes - whatever happened to small patata’s ?
Seems we get to do this dance about once a month but maybe not…this is the last thread i came up with…
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25031