Re: Absent posters (Trivia)

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Posted by Owen Roberts on June 22, 2009 at 22:06:19 user OwenRoberts.

In Reply to: Re: Absent posters (Trivia) posted by Peter H on June 22, 2009 at 21:10:12:

Six shillings and eightpence is 1/3rd of Ł1.00.00 (pre decimal notation). I wonder is AR was correct as, in those days, solicitors mostly charged in Guineas. 1/3rd of a guinea would be 7 shillings.

Why did we ever decimalise?

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