What are the names of Engish currency and approx. what they = in the US. I.E. we have quarters dimes...?

Question

But what do you call them in England? Sparked by a movie referring to quids.


That just sounds SO cool.
Quid.

Answer 1

There is actually quite a list dating from when England was on the Pound / Shilling /Pence system up until 1970.

Farthing = 1/4 penny (Copper coin, roughly equivalent to 1 cent US)
Ha'penny = 1/2 penny
Threepence, Sixpence = 3 and 6 pence (12 pence = 1 shilling)
Groat = 4 pence
A shilling is also referred to as a bob. In the 1800s, a shilling was a silver coin about the size of a US quarter.
Florin = 2 shillings
Half crown = 2 shillings 6 pence
Crown = 5 shillings (In the 1800s, a crown was a large silver coin - 20% bigger than a US silver dollar)
Sovereign = 1 Pound or 20 Shillings. (In the 1800s, this was a gold coin about the size of a US $5 gold piece. Big money.)
Guinea = a gold coin worth 21 shillings
And, of course - 1 Pound = 1 Quid.

Are you confused yet?
England went to a decimal coinage system (100 new pence = 1 Pound) in 1970.

Answer 2

quid is just a slang term for a pound. It is like saying buck for dollar.