Since the pound is stronger than the dollar right now.
About 26 cents, but copper is priced by the pound and right now, a pound of it is $3.20. (However, it's usually SOLD by the ton, as most industrial metals are.)
what would 2000pounds in 1979 be today
The Euro was worth about 70 British pence when it started, it dropped to about 60 pence in the next two years or so then has steadily gained until it is now just about equal to the British pound. At the time of this edit, 18th of March 2010, the pound is worth 89p to every euro.
A quid is a pound sterling or simply a pound if I understand right. That would be just under $116 USD right now.
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In 1912, a pound was worth about 87 ounces of what it is today.
what would a 1937 pound note be woth in australia now
Gold was probably worth the same or more then it does now, but the frankincense and myrrh probably reached its peak price during the time Jesus was around. Frankincense would have cost $500 per pound and myrrh would have cost $4,000 per pound. Gold was probably worth the same or more then it does now, but the frankincense and myrrh probably reached its peak price during the time Jesus was around. Frankincense would have cost $500 per pound and myrrh would have cost $4,000 per pound.
Since the pound is stronger than the dollar right now.
around 300 pounds now
It is worth roughly £330 £5 is always worth £5, just like it is today, however what it will buy you now decreases all the time. Today a five pound is worth almost $9.00
A basket of goods and services worth one pound in the first quarter of 1924 would require $85.77 to buy in the first quarter of 2010. Inflation information for New Zealand can be found going back to 1862 at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand website.
Ireland now uses Euros and no longer Pounds (or Punts)
The Jersey Pound is now worth roughly the same as a pound, because it is a bailiwick and is controlled by the queen and the treasurer it is kept equal until it stops being issued when it, because of the strength of finance in jersey rises.
As of right now, August 4, 2014, 1 British Pound Sterling is equal to $1.69 US. In contrast, $1 US is worth 0.59 British Pound Sterling.