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BetterRed · 08-09-2018, 06:24 PM

@NotJohn - England still prices horses in guineas (not sure about rest of UK or Ireland), and maybe some high value bespoke items such as Savile Row suits, Purdey guns, etc.

Another historical idiosyncrasy of UK money relates to the units in which Gilts (Bonds) were priced. Today it's a £100.00, but until fairly recently (i.e. last 50 years or so) the unit price was a weird amount that escapes my memory - something like £133.33'.

BR

Errata - my mother rescued that comptometer from being sent to the scrap heap.

08-09-2018, 06:24 PM	#76
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,828 Karma: 30277270 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@NotJohn - England still prices horses in guineas (not sure about rest of UK or Ireland), and maybe some high value bespoke items such as Savile Row suits, Purdey guns, etc. Another historical idiosyncrasy of UK money relates to the units in which Gilts (Bonds) were priced. Today it's a £100.00, but until fairly recently (i.e. last 50 years or so) the unit price was a weird amount that escapes my memory - something like £133.33'. BR Errata - my mother rescued that comptometer from being sent to the scrap heap. Last edited by BetterRed; 08-09-2018 at 06:27 PM.