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50 pounds (money) in 1788
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Lisa J in California | Report | 26 Jul 2005 19:00 |
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I have a copy of an ancestor's will. He left his sons and daughter property and 50 pounds each. I cannot find a site to compare the money to today's equivalent, and also convert from pound to dollar. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thank you, Lisa |
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Unknown | Report | 26 Jul 2005 19:05 |
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A partial answer (the website wouldn't go further than 2002) In 2002, £50 0s 0d from 1788 is worth: £4,230.65 using the retail price index For future ref, the site is: http://eh*net/hmit/ppowerbp/ replace * with . nell |
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Unknown | Report | 26 Jul 2005 19:07 |
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Second part of your query: 4,230.65 United Kingdom Pounds = 7,364.40 United States Dollars 1 GBP = 1.74073 USD 1 USD = 0.574473 GBP I used this site: www.xe*.com/ucc/convert.cgi replace * with . nell |
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Lisa J in California | Report | 26 Jul 2005 19:26 |
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Thank you very much, Nell. I really appreciate it. (I was getting frustrated -- computers and I don't get along. ) :~) |
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Unknown | Report | 26 Jul 2005 19:29 |
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My pleasure, Lisa! nell |
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