> Now that we have bobs, guineas, farthings, half-crowns, etc., all
> that's left is to say what a crown was--5 shillings, or a
> quarter-pound, right? Were crowns used up until decimalization?
>
> Mitch Harris
> Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA
>
Sorry to say not everything has been covered as people forgot the Guinea - 21 Shillings as far as I know, and I was informed it was used
for transactions among the higher ranks of society, like paying your physician in Harley Street.
On the topic of money: Who else but me thinks that the Pashley Guv´nor
bike is priced quite a few guineas too highly for what it offers? For that sort of money you could easily get an original three speed minus mudguards/fenders from the thirties, or two, or three. And stating the
thing is based on path racer design is, well, stretching things, isn´t
it?
Regards, Toni Theilmeier, Belm, Germany.