Money was divided into pounds (£) shillings (s) and pennies (d). Thus, 4 pounds, eight shillings and fourpence would be written as £4/8/4d. or £4-8-4d. The "L S D" stands for the Latin words "libra", "solidus" and "denarius".
There were 20 shillings in £1 - a shilling was often called 'bob', so 'ten bob' was 10/-. 12 pennies in 1 shilling or 240 pennies in £1.
Current value would depend on condition. Ten bob,(Ten Shillings) was half a pound in sterling money. 20 shillings = 1 pound (£) That equates to 50p in todays money.
One Pounds and Ten Shillings GBP in 1941 had the purchasing power of about £49.50 GBP today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
The British Shilling and the Shillings of most other Commonwealth countries are part of long redundant currencies which no longer have exchange rates with any other currency. There were 20 Shillings in a Pound and 12 Pence in a Shilling. The British currency changeover occurred in 1971. Ten Shillings converted to 50 New Pence. 10 British Shillings in 1971 had the purchasing power of about £4.73 GBP today. 10 British Shillings in 1971 had the purchasing power of about $7.60 USD today.
The British Shilling and the Shillings of most other Commonwealth countries are part of long redundant currencies which no longer have exchange rates with any other currency. There were 20 Shillings in a Pound and 12 Pence in a Shilling. The British currency changeover occurred in 1971. Ten Shillings converted to 50 New Pence. 10 British Shillings in 1969 had the purchasing power of about £5.50 GBP today. 10 British Shillings in 1969 had the purchasing power of about $8.83 USD today.
Ten Shillings GBP in 1776 had the purchasing power of about £48.47 GBP today.
There are ten shillings in half a pound.
One pound for each adult; ten shillings for each pup.
Current value would depend on condition. Ten bob,(Ten Shillings) was half a pound in sterling money. 20 shillings = 1 pound (£) That equates to 50p in todays money.
Australian bank notes in circulation in 1959 were - Ten Shillings, One Pound, Five Pounds and Ten Pounds.
One Pounds and Ten Shillings GBP in 1941 had the purchasing power of about £49.50 GBP today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
Ten pounds of dimes will equal about $1998.20, since an individual dime weighs only 0.00500449335 pounds.
110 British Pence = One Pound and Ten Pence in the new currency. In the old British currency, it would be 9 Shillings and Twopence (9/2d).
360 "old" pence was equivalent to £1/10/-, or One Pound, Ten Shillings. At decimalisation, One Pound became 100 "New" Pence and Ten Shillings became 50 "New" Pence. 360 "old" Pence converted to 150 "New" Pence or £1.50 in decimal currency.
As of 30th June 2009: 1 Australian Dollar = 0.49 British Pounds 1 British Pound = 2.04 Australian Dollars So: £10 = $20.40
Ten dollars maybe
Three types of money in England during Dickens' time were sovereigns, shillings, and pence. Sovereigns were gold coins worth one pound, shillings were silver coins worth one twentieth of a pound, and pence were copper coins worth one hundredth of a pound.
240 pennies 8 half crowns 10 two shillings 20 shillings 40 sixpences 80 threepenny pieces 2 ten-shilling notes and 1 pound note