Henry, As in cents to the dollar, so pence to the pound, i.e. 100p =�1, or about $1.40. By the way,any idea what the retail price on a GTS was in 1993. In the UK they were close to �10000 (way too expensive!).
Doug L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry S. Winokur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:17 AM Subject: Re: Corvis Stock....FLUFF! > > A guy I work with took out a �10000 loan to buy shares in Marconi at just > > under �5 a share. All the experts said they would never get any > > lower, the > > telecomms market was booming, safe as houses they said, bound to > > get a good > > return. > > > > At close of play today they were worth 2.39 PENCE each. > > Doug: > > I think I'm safe in saying that the large majority of the correspondents to > this list are American--that would be NORTH American, from the US of A. Can > you help us out a bit here: how many pence are in a pound? > > thanks, > > Regards, > > Henry S. Winokur > 94 GTS1000, R1100RT-P, AMA, MRF, > Nationally Certified Riding Instructor > Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force > West Bethesda, MD USA >
