As of today (01APR2011), 1 British Pound Sterling is worth about $1.61 US Dollars.
A British Pound in 1999 has the purchasing power of about £1.16 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1929 had the purchasing power of about £40.50 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1972 had the purchasing power of about £8.80 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1953 had the purchasing power of about £18.67 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1979 had the purchasing power of about £3.40 GBP today.
A British Pound in 1999 has the purchasing power of about £1.16 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1929 had the purchasing power of about £40.50 GBP today.
In 1890, the value of one pound would have been equivalent to approximately £104.76 in today's terms, based on the historical inflation data.
One Pound GBP in 1972 had the purchasing power of about £8.80 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1600 had the purchasing power of about £131.20 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1950 had the purchasing power of about £23 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1953 had the purchasing power of about £18.67 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1980 had the purchasing power of about £2.87 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1979 had the purchasing power of about £3.40 GBP today.
One Pound GBP in 1920 had the purchasing power of about £26.75 GBP today.
The value of a pound to the American dollar changes daily. Right now one pound is equal to $1.67 American dollars.
It depends on the metal you want to know about. generally if it is the metal u use in your currency as coins. Then the cost is equivalent to the value written on it.Eg If i have a coin of 1 Pound(£) this means that the metal used to make that coin of one pound is having the monetary value of one pound for that much weight of metal.