[Loch-Ruadh] Speaking Forsoothly - Daily Lesson 27

[j_greywolf at earthlink.net]

      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
> 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.
> ******************
> ******************
> 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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