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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 611198, member: 15445&quot;]<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">I was attempting to convert a 1/26 Shilling from Jersey which was the equivalent of one French sous in 1841.&nbsp; I figured that the old Jersey pound could be easily converted to English pound&nbsp; &amp; US dollar.&nbsp; I think that there were 13 penny to the shilling in the Jersey pound system in 1841.&nbsp; However, they converted to 12 pence to the shilling in 1877 so I might assume that my 1841 coin (in 1877) would then be valued at 1/24th of a shilling even though it clearly states 1/26th right on the coin.&nbsp; At this point I was too confused continue with the conversion. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">It also gets fuzzy when calculating the face value of some errors coins.&nbsp; That quarter struck on a struck cent is worth 26 cents right?&nbsp; That bullion coin struck on a 40% clipped planchet is maybe worth 60% of face value.......</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Very best regards,</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">collect89&nbsp; </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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