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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2171723, member: 73555&quot;]I bought a hoard of Panama 1¼c, red AU-BU sliders, years ago, still got a dozen left.&nbsp; Another one of the oddities of GB denominations,</p><p>£1 = 20 shillings</p><p>One Guinea = 21 shillings</p><p><br /></p><p>They struck 1/3 guinea gold coins for quite a few years = 7 shillings.</p><p><br /></p><p>from <a href="http://www.StudyEnglishToday.net" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.StudyEnglishToday.net" rel="nofollow">www.StudyEnglishToday.net</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;A <b>guinea</b> (first issued on February 6th, 1663) was sometimes used as a unit of account. A guinea was a gold coin, originally made of gold from the Guinea coast of Africa, worth 21 shillings (or one pound and 1 shilling) in old British money. </p><p><br /></p><p>A guinea was considered a more gentlemanly amount than £1. A gentleman paid his tailor in shillings, but his barrister in guineas.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>==============</p><p>I have not been able to find a sign (like £) for guineas - maybe there isn&#039;t any...?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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