[Loch-Ruadh] Speaking Forsoothly - Daily Lesson 27
j_greywolf at earthlink.net
j_greywolf at earthlink.net
Wed Jan 10 11:44:01 PST 2007
thank you i seem to be stuck in the past so this is great just
wrong continent wolfie
Lord j_greywolf at earthlink.net
to the kingdom and ,
the one from who all blessings flow
> [Original Message]
> From: Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin <padraig_ruad at irishbard.org>
> To: Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA, Inc.
<loch-ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: 1/10/2007 1:30:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Speaking Forsoothly - Daily Lesson 27
>
> 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
> Hapenny - 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.
> ******************
> ******************
> 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
> >
> >
>
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