Re: Remembering the good old days ...



>We learnt that 20 pence made a shilling and 12 shillings made a
>(sterling) pound

The writer obviously went to the wrong school
12 pence (denoted by d) made a shilling
and 20 shillings (denoted by s) made a pound
(denoted by £ or l)
21 shillings made a guinea


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