Apr 24, 2019
This is National Coin Week, according to the American Numismatic Association. What better week to consider old money in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
The terminology and math can be confusing to us today. Quid? Sovereign? Shilling? How do these relate to each other and how much buying power did they have? Greg Ruby, BSI of The Fourth Garrideb put a bug in our ear and that became a Trifle...
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