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To: Gorzaloon

I think lawyers always charged in guineas, which I think amounted to 1 pound and one shilling (or 21 shillings using the old money method.) How can guineas continue to be used if there are no shillings ?


38 posted on 03/05/2008 2:11:29 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
How can guineas continue to be used if there are no shillings ?

Was, past tense. (From the only person in History to bother picking up a 20p off the floor at Harrod's. No Class.)

48 posted on 03/05/2008 2:19:49 PM PST by Gorzaloon
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

How can guineas continue to be used if there are no shillings ?

Exactly..its like how can you ‘ave any pudding if you don’t eat your meat??


60 posted on 03/05/2008 2:40:05 PM PST by skully (Conservatives...carrying the GOP since 1980)
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