Pre-decimal

[poliphilo]

At the back of the Penguin Kipps there's a note explaining the pre-decimal British currency- sixpences, florins, guineas.  My first thought was, "surely everybody knows about that"- and then I did some calculations and realised you'd have to be pushing 50 to have ever worked with the old money. It's things like this that make me realise how venerable I am.

Comments

[oakmouse]

Argh, sorry. Tollbooth.

[loxian.livejournal.com]

I read it as tollbooth anyway... I like history lectures. Thank you!

[oakmouse]

You're welcome! I'm a Regency buff and my dad's a coin collector, which leads to some odd bits of knowledge inside my head.