2006-08-22 09:19:56 · 28 answers · asked by chrissy 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
As of 4:29 PM E.D.T. on August 22, 2006. 1 British Pound is worth $ 1.89 U.S. Dollars.
This figure changes throughout the day and can be found at Yahoo Finance.
2006-08-22 09:30:30 · answer #1 · answered by jerry806 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies day to day but over the last 5 years between $1.50 and 1.99.
Pre 1971 there were 240 pennies in 1 pound rather than 100, so the exchange rate was closer to 5 dollars to the pound.
The pound was originally the value of one pound (weight) of sterling silver (hence "pound sterling"). The sign for the pound is the pound sign, £ (or rarely just "L"). The pound sign is derived from the original black-letter "L", as the original duodecimal currency system (pounds, shillings and pence) used the abbreviation 'LSD' (librae, solidi, denarii), libra being the Latin word for "pound". The ISO 4217 currency code is GBP (Great Britain Pound). Occasionally the abbreviation UKP is seen, but this is incorrect. It is also abbrevated ster. or stg.
The pound sterling is one of the world's most widely traded currencies, along with the United States dollar, the euro, and the Japanese yen.
2006-08-22 09:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It flucuates all the time, but right now 1 British Pound is 1.89 American Dollars.
2006-08-22 09:27:51 · answer #3 · answered by doc_jhholliday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.00 USD United States Dollars = 0.529674 GBP United Kingdom Pounds
2006-08-22 09:26:20 · answer #4 · answered by Brian W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, because the dollar is at it's lowest rate it has been probably since the depression I'd be surprised if it was even worth anything. My friend visited York town (england) in may and told me she actually had to pay more to get her money transferred to pouns because the dollar amount was so low comparitively.
2016-03-17 00:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies according to the current exchange rate.
As I write this, the exchange rate is 1.00 Pound = 1.88796 Dollar
2006-08-22 09:26:49 · answer #6 · answered by mea_v4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 pound equals 1.88809 USD
2006-08-22 09:27:18 · answer #7 · answered by Peace2All 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dollar is worth about half an English pound.
2006-08-22 09:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by A G 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 british pound = about 2 american dollars. thats mainly because their leaders aere more intelligent, the economy is better and as a country they are more evolved, sucessful and have better morals.
2006-08-22 09:30:14 · answer #9 · answered by AbsintheLover 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is called Exchange rate. It varies all time, by minutes. You can find out in almost any financial website. CNN Money.com, for example.
2006-08-22 09:26:36 · answer #10 · answered by hahagoodguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋