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If a soldier was given a bounty of £50 in 1712 what would the equivalent in todays money be. Also if he was given 1 shilling each day on leaving the army how much is a shilling worth today.
I thought there was some sort of conversion website, but I cannot find it, thank you for any help.
I thought there was some sort of conversion website, but I cannot find it, thank you for any help.
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Use this one: http://www.m easuringwort h.com/ukcomp are/relative value.php?us e%5B%5D=CPI& use%5B%5D=NO MINALEARN&am p;year_early =1712&po und71=&s hilling71=1& pence71=& ;amount=0.05 &year_source =1712&year_r esult=2014 Rough figures, £50 = just over £6,500 1s =£6.60 using the RPI..
16:56 Sat 14th Nov 2015
@Ninnynanny
This website is in dollars and based on US inflation history so is only a rough guide but try it anyway.
http:// www.in2 013doll ars.com /1712-d ollars- in-2015 ?amount =50
20 shillings to the pound (before my time though).
This website is in dollars and based on US inflation history so is only a rough guide but try it anyway.
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20 shillings to the pound (before my time though).
Here you go:
http:// www.nat ionalar chives. gov.uk/ currenc y/
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Use this one:
http:// www.mea suringw orth.co m/ukcom pare/re lativev alue.ph p?use%5 B%5D=CP I&u se%5B%5 D=NOMIN ALEARN& amp;yea r_early =1712&a mp;poun d71=&am p;shill ing71=1 &pe nce71=& amp;amo unt=0.0 5&y ear_sou rce=171 2&y ear_res ult=201 4
Rough figures, £50 = just over £6,500
1s =£6.60 using the RPI..
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Rough figures, £50 = just over £6,500
1s =£6.60 using the RPI..