tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post113176669389713748..comments2024-03-12T02:05:09.919-07:00Comments on Matt Bucher, Editor: On my mindmattbucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367974601659173269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post-1132170716813394122005-11-16T11:51:00.000-08:002005-11-16T11:51:00.000-08:00I think that's right. It may well be a guinea.I think that's right. It may well be a guinea.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post-1132166155131266182005-11-16T10:35:00.000-08:002005-11-16T10:35:00.000-08:00Not sure. Maybe a guinea? A sovereign was made of ...Not sure. Maybe a guinea? A sovereign was made of 22 ct. gold so they are now worth significantly more than a silver pound.<BR/><BR/>A half crown was worth 2 shillings, sixpence, which is slightly more than half a crown (five shillings), but easier to transact because of sixpence (and earlier threepence) pieces existed whereas fivepence (nickel) pieces did not.mattbucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367974601659173269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post-1132165047322677612005-11-16T10:17:00.000-08:002005-11-16T10:17:00.000-08:00Which is the one that's a plus-one? i.e., It's equ...Which is the one that's a plus-one? i.e., It's equal to 21 shillings instead of 20. I'm thinking it's a sovereign, but may be wrong.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post-1132075711329993912005-11-15T09:28:00.000-08:002005-11-15T09:28:00.000-08:00I wondered what this was. So maybe when your peop...I wondered what this was. So maybe when your people get in touch with my people this evening, we can discuss farthings. Were they made of gold or brass, as Disney seems to claim in its classic animated version of Robin Hood, wherein the pubescent rabbit helplessly watches the fat tax-collecting sheriff-wolf requisition his birthday gift?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com