Chet Gardiner said: I thought 1 pound = 16 ounces... it depends - 16 oz Avoirdupois, 12 oz Apothecaries (oz = 8 drams) 12 oz Troy (oz = 20 pennyweights) - so 240 penny[weight]s = 1 pound
or 960 farthings = one pound or 60 groats and yes, I really do remember these coins being in circulation (farthings reasonably common, groats very rare) - a small Hovis (brown bread) loaf cost one groat and three farthings ``when I were a lad`` Andrew Davies MBCS CITP - AndyD 8-)# ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any queries. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
