Posted by John Birch on July 09, 2000 at 00:31:56 from m178-mp1-cvx1a.man.ntl.com:
In Reply to: Re: Monetary sums in S&A: The ultimate ready-reckoner posted by Mike Field on July 08, 2000 at 16:55:22:
For those who do not know, a Guinea was in 1930 (and still today!) one pound and one shilling (or £1.05 in new money) - so you can work it out from the table!
I am not aware that guineas are mentioned in the books - but I stand corrected it they are.
Also - true - a pound is a "quid", and I could also say that a half-crown was also known as a "half-dollar" by some (like my father for example) for the obvious reason that, in the 30s at least, it was!