Quote Originally Posted by Troglodyte View Post

There were 20 shillings in the pound, and twelve pennies to the shilling, and a price might be shown in shillings only - such as 35/6 instead of £1-15/6, which would be said one pound, fifteen and six. Half-penny and Farthing added to the complexity, along with the Guinea of 21 shillings.
And yet, the British conquered a sizable portion of the world.