[Loch-Ruadh] Speaking Forsoothly - Daily Lesson 27

[Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin]

Rough equivalents:

Sovereign	-	50 dollars
Angel		-	25 dollars
Crown		-	10 dollars
Half-a-crown	-	5 dollars
Shilling	-	dollar
Sixpence	-	50 cents
Groat		-	about 35 cents
Thruppence	-	quarter
Tuppence	-	dime
Penny		-	nickle
Ha’penny	-	2-1/2 cents
Farthing	-	penny

Even this may be too low, so think in terms of 1950's prices; a first
class stamp was 3 cents (about a ha'penny), a soda was a nickle (a penny),
a hamburger a dime (tuppence), etc.

Hope this helps.

Padraig
-- 
Nunc est bibendum.
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Politicians prefer unarmed peasants.

j_greywolf at earthlink.net wrote:
>
>          if it is not too inconvient    what   would be the now day
> conversion of the money      i do not  posess the ability at this point to
> do this     wolfie
>    note wolvies use a diffrent    unit of measure        (bones / game  in
> our section  /castles  in the area   etc.)
> Lord j_greywolf at earthlink.net
> to the kingdom and ,
> the one from who all blessings flow
>
>