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Message:: [QUOTE="DrHenley, post: 1735338, member: 50741"]LOL when I first tried to wrap my mind around pre-decimal British coinage, I had to write down all the coins and how they were related in shillings and pence.  I still couldn't quite wrap my mind around it.  I finally wrote down how many pence each was worth, and then it started to make more sense. (BTW - 4 and 12 is 5 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) Pence Coin  1/8 half farthing 1/4 farthing 1/2 half penny    1  copper penny     1  silver penny    2  silver two pence  (tuppence) = 1/6 shilling    3  brass three pence  (thruppence) = 1/4 shilling    3  silver three pence    4  silver four pence  ( groat or Joey) = 1/3 shilling    6  six pence = 1/2 shilling  12  shilling (bob) = 1/20 pound  20  Quarter Noble = 1 shilling 8 pence   24 Silver Florin =  2 shillings  (two bob bit) = 1/10 pound  24 Gold Florin  30  Half Crown = 2 shillings 6 pence = 1/8 pound  40  Half Noble = 3 shillings 4 pence  48  Double Florin = 4 shillings = 1/5 pound  60  Crown = 5 shillings = 1/4 pound  63  Quarter Guinea = 5 shillings 3 pence  80  Noble = 6 shillings 8 pence = 1/3 pound  84  Third Guinea = 7 shillings  90  Angel  (later 96, 120, 132) 120  Half Sovereign = 10 shillings = 1/2 pound 126  Half Guinea = 10 shillings 6 pence  240  Sovereign = 20 shillings = 1 pound (quid) 252  Guinea = 21 shillings = 1 pound 1 shilling 480  Double Sovereign = 40 shillings = 2 Pounds 504  Two Guinea = 42 shillings = 2 pounds 2 shillings1200 Five Pound = 100 shillings1260 Five Guinea = 105 shillings[/QUOTE]

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