The most common units used were:
| the Penny, |
abbreviated: d. (from the Roman penny,
denarius) |
| the Shilling, |
abbreviated: s. |
| the Pound, |
abbreviated: £ |
There was 12 Pennies to a Shilling and 20 Shillings to a Pound, so there was
240 Pennies in a Pound.
To further complicate things, there were many coins which were various
fractional values of Pennies, Shillings or Pounds.
| Farthing |
¼d. |
| Half-penny |
½d. |
| Penny |
1d. |
| Three-penny |
3d. |
| Sixpence (or tanner) |
6d. |
| Shilling (or bob) |
1s. |
| Florin or two shilling piece |
2s. |
| Half-crown (or half-dollar) |
2s. 6d. |
| Double-florin |
4s. |
| Crown (or dollar) |
5s. |
| Half-Sovereign |
10s. |
| Sovereign (or Pound) |
£1 or 20s. |
