Re:Pre-decimal currency (was: Absent posters (Trivia)


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Posted by Alan Hakim on June 25, 2009 at 09:56:35 user awhakim.

In Reply to: Re:Pre-decimal currency (was: Absent posters (Trivia) posted by Alan Hakim on June 25, 2009 at 09:52:16:

Incidentally, guineas, now worth £1.05, are still used, mainly in racehorse circles. Horses are sold in guinea sums, of which traditionally the pound goes to the seller, and the shilling to the auctioneer. That's what they say, though I expect the commission is higher now.


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