Well, honey, back in the Victorian times, 2 shillings was considered a decent amount of money. It could buy you a nice meal or a few pints at the pub. But let's be real, it wasn't exactly a fortune. Just enough to keep you out of the poorhouse for a day or two.
shillings
All of these denominations beloing to the old redundant British predecimal currency system used by many of the British Empire/Commonwealth countries. 5 Guineas (105 Shillings) - converted to £5.25 in decimal currency. 2 Shillings (1 Forin) - converted to £0.10 in decimal currency. 2 Florins (4 Shillings) - converted to £0.20 in decimal currency. 12 Pence (1 Shilling) - converted to £0.05 in decimal currency.
512
There USED to be 40 sixpences in a pound. 2 sixpences = 1 shilling. 20 shillings = 1 pound
Two to the ninth power, written as (2^9), equals 512. This is calculated by multiplying 2 by itself nine times: (2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2).
around 2 or 3 shillings a day
A stable boy in Victorian times could earn around 10-15 shillings per week, which is roughly equivalent to $25-35 in today's money. Their wages depended on factors such as experience, location, and the size of the stable they worked in.
The coins of James I are as follows -First Coinage 1603-1604Gold coins -Sovereign (20 Shillings)Half-Sovereign (10 Shillings)Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)Silver coins -Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)ShillingSixpenceHalfgroatPennyHalfpennySecond Coinage 1604-1619Gold coins -Rose-ryal (30 Shillings)Unite (20 Shillings)Spur-Ryal (15 Shillings)Angel (10 Shillings)Half-angel (5 Shillings)Double-crownBritain crownThistle crown (4 Shillings)HalfcrownSilver coins -Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)ShillingSixpenceHalfgroatPennyHalfpennyCopper coins -FarthingThird Coinage 1619-1625Gold coins -Rose-ryal (30 Shillings)Laurel (20 Shillings)Spur-Ryal (15 Shillings)Angel (10 Shillings)Half-laurel (10 Shillings)Quarter-laurel (5 Shillings)Silver coins -Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)ShillingSixpenceHalfgroatPennyHalfpennyCopper coins -FarthingIn 1612, all coins had their value increased by 10%, but seem to have reverted to their original values by 1619.
when first made, 1 guinea was 20 shillings which was £1 it then became 30 shillings A guinea was worth 21 shillings, so 2 guineas was worth 42 shillings, which was 2 pounds and 2 shillings (£2.10p in todays currency).
There were 20 shillings in the British pound, so 2 pounds was 40 shillings.
All I know is that King Henry VIII made outrageous taxes. so there is no doubt that he would demand at least 60 shillings or more? If £5.00 was a lot of money in World War 2, then 60 shillings (£3.00) would be an awful lot of money. I think that he would price his money there-ish.I hope this is somehow useful, but it isn't accurate.From,Anonymous
They had a lot but i dont know how many!
Usually a lower case 's' but alternatively /-. Example 2 shillings is 2s or 2/-.
about 2-3 dolers
There were 40 Shillings in the predecimal Two Pounds.
they would get something like 2 shillings if they sold anything .
about 2 pennies a week