I'm trying to right a story about a newspaper boy, and need to know the value of a shilling and what amount of money he might take for selling a paper. So what is the value of a shilling compared to a Us dollar today, and how much might he have sold a paper for in that time period?
2007-12-06 12:23:59 · 4 answers · asked by trisotter 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
A shilling was 1/12 of a pound. Back in 1800s, the pound was generally worth about $4-5, so a shilling would be about 35-40 cents. As to how much it is in today's terms, who knows; the official CPI data in the U.S. goes back only to 1913. Just to give you an idea, though, 35 cents in 1913 would be equivalent to $7.39 today...
2007-12-06 12:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by NC 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
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What was the value of a british shilling in the 1800's?
I'm trying to right a story about a newspaper boy, and need to know the value of a shilling and what amount of money he might take for selling a paper. So what is the value of a shilling compared to a Us dollar today, and how much might he have sold a paper for in that time period?
2015-08-18 10:55:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shilling To Dollar
2016-12-16 14:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by holness 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The pre-decimal shilling became worth 5p when Britain converted to decimal in 1971 and the shilling circulated freely with the new decimal 5p (as well as the 2 shilling 'florin' which had parity with the new 10p coin) well into the 1980's as both coins were the same size. Only when the 5p and 10p coins were re-minted in 1990 and reduced in size did the older pre-1971 shillings and florins get withdrawn from circulation. Rare they are not, there are millions lying around the country. A shilling was worth 5p in 1990 and they will not be worth much more than 5p now, unless it is in mint uncirculated condition.
2016-03-22 20:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lorraine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A shilling would have bought a good hot meal, comparable to about $8 today. A newspaper probably sold for a penny or two. A shilling was 12 pennies.
2007-12-06 12:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by John L. L 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
What Is A Shilling
2016-10-05 10:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"May you" should learn to construct a sentence. I do not believe "may you" is a proper substitute for maybe.
2015-04-08 10:14:19 · answer #7 · answered by Tina Graybeal 1 · 4⤊ 3⤋
If you going to WRITE a story, may you should learn to spell first !
2014-12-27 10:10:16 · answer #8 · answered by Bob Cabo 1 · 2⤊ 10⤋