How Far Back Can We Go? Eighth Edition! We Need - 1366 C. E. (A. H. 767) Help US John Conduit! - Page 534

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NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 18138 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 06:03 am 1818 UK halfcrown: My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 18138 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 06:04 am 1818 UK crown: My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 18138 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 06:04 am 1818 UK half-sovereign: My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7996 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 06:35 am Looks like half sovereigns actually circulated! I wonder what it would have bought back then? Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 08:17 am France 1818, 20 francs. Quote: Looks like half sovereigns actually circulated! I wonder what it would have bought back then? That one surely looks to have filled its function as a medium of exchange! I'm not a collector of UK coins, but if I compare with my 20 francs coin shown above, I can make some estimates. Around 1818, 20 francs was about 3 weeks pay for an agricultural worker. It could buy 20 kg of meat or 65 kg of bread. The half sovereign contains 63 % of the gold in the 20 francs, so (converting weight units while crossing the Channel, and assuming prices are about the same on both sides of it) it would buy 28 lbs of meat or 90 lbs of bread. If one was not that hungry, a half sovereign could probably be useful to purchase some clothing or luxury articles. Another figure I have states that 12 francs (which is very close to a half sovereign) could buy an appropriate set of clothes suitable for the city (countryside clothing was much cheaper). Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5927 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 09:22 am 1818 "Coronet" Large Cent: Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 192314 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 09:33 am Great examples! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26579 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 12:02 pm Thanks for the economic analysis, erafjel! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26579 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 12:05 pm US 1 Cent 1818 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 192314 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 12:14 pm Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
AcesKings Pillar of the Community United States 1660 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 7:14 pm One for today and tomorrow, 1818/7.... Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26579 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 7:15 pm Very nice, AcesKings - a beautiful twofer! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26579 Posts	Posted 03/26/2025 12:44 am Durango 1/8 (Octavo) Real 1817 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26579 Posts	Posted 03/26/2025 12:46 am France 5 Francs 1817 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9617 Posts	Posted 03/26/2025 04:56 am 1817 U.S.A. 1 cent 1817-J Spain 8 maravedis Report this Post to the Staff
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