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Re: Quid question

To: "Javier Vidaurre Ch." <vidaurre@rocketmail.com>
Subject: Re: Quid question
From: Joe Curry <Spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:07:18 -0700
Let me be the first to jump in here.  A Quid is a British Pound A 10 Bob
note is (or was) worth 10 Shillings, if memory serves me correctly. 
Since the British converted to a decimal monetary system, many of the
confusing conversion factors went away with those denominations (Guinea,
shilling, farthing, etc.  But a Quid is still worth one Pound. 

I'm sure someone is going to correct me on this one!!!

Joe

"Javier Vidaurre Ch." wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Please clarify:
> 
> Quid = ?
> 
> Is it the same as Bob as in "10 bob note", the one
> mean Mr. Mustard kept up his nose? (fab 4 reference).
> 
> What other names are there for UK currency?
> 
> Very Curious Anglophile in Peru, Javier

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