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Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: England & Scotland
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| Coin | Equivalent | £ | Shillings | Pence |
| Farthing | - | - | - | - |
| Halfpenny | 2 Farthings | 0 | 0 | 1/2 |
| Penny | 2 Halfpence | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Groat | 4 Pence | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shilling | 12 Pence | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crown | 5 Shillings | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pound Sterling (Note 1) | 20 Shillings | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guinea | 21 Shillings | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Notes:
1. A Pound Sterling was imaginary money use in accounting, signifying a fictitious piece which did not exist, but was used to represent other pieces.
Source:
Guthrie, William. A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the several Kingdoms of the World. Montrose, 1799. P. 1031
Placed on the Napoleon Series: July 2004
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