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Old 22nd April 2009, 16:27
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Re: currency value?

The pound early in the war was worth 4 dollars. Hence the nickname for the half crown of "half a dollar". There was a devaluation soon after the war to 2.80 dollars and soon after 2.40 to the pound.
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